Greniger, Robert Stephen

Robert Stephen Greniger was a 21-year-old from Greenfield, Minnesota, who enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He was assigned to the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), based at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

On July 12, 2011, Lance Corporal Greniger was killed while conducting operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. The Department of Defense announced his death was the result of hostile action, though specific details of the engagement were not publicly released.

Greniger died during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. By 2011, the conflict was focused on counterinsurgency, with Helmand province being a major center of combat and a stronghold for Taliban forces.

His death was reported by local Minnesota media, including the Star Tribune, which noted he was the 72nd person with strong Minnesota ties to die in connection with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was survived by his parents and siblings.

Lance Corporal Greniger was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart. He is memorialized on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the Minnesota State Capitol and is listed among the 2,356 American service members who died during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Lance Corporal Greniger 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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