Grace, Edward Savy

Edward Savy Grace was a 39-year-old sergeant serving with Company C, 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry Regiment, 26th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade of the Massachusetts Army National Guard, based in Braintree. A resident of South Dartmouth, he had deployed to multiple locations during his service, including Afghanistan, the Philippines, and the Horn of Africa.

According to official casualty reports from the U.S. Department of Defense, Sgt. Grace died on October 23, 2011, in Silver Spring, Maryland. The official cause was listed as a non-combat incident. He was not in a combat zone at the time of his death, but was serving on active duty in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Operation Enduring Freedom was the U.S.-led military campaign that began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. Its initial objective was to dismantle al-Qaeda and remove the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. The conflict involved tens of thousands of U.S. service members and coalition partners over more than a decade.

The Massachusetts National Guard confirmed his death. He was one of 2,356 American service members who died during Operation Enduring Freedom, a figure documented by the U.S. Department of Defense Casualty reports and the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America organization.

Sgt. Grace is memorialized on the Massachusetts Fallen Heroes Memorial and other veterans' remembrance sites. His name is included in the official tally of Operation Enduring Freedom casualties maintained by the Defense Department.

Sgt. Grace was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (2001–2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.

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