Hansen, Dennis Joe
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Verified U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Dennis Joe Hansen, 31, of Panama City, Florida, died on December 5, 2009, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany from wounds sustained in Afghanistan.
Their Story
Staff Sergeant Dennis Joe Hansen was a 31-year-old soldier from Panama City, Florida. He served with Company B, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, based at Fort Drum, New York. His military service included deployments to Afghanistan, the Philippines, and the Horn of Africa.
Hansen was wounded in combat in Afghanistan. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, he was evacuated from the combat theater to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) in Germany for treatment. He died of his wounds at LRMC on December 5, 2009.
Hansen was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. His unit, part of the 10th Mountain Division, was engaged in counter-insurgency operations in the country's volatile eastern provinces at the time.
His death was announced by the Department of Defense. He was posthumously promoted from Sergeant to Staff Sergeant. A memorial service was reportedly held at Fort Drum.
Hansen is remembered on memorial walls at Fort Drum and is listed on the Afghanistan War casualty rolls maintained by the Pentagon and independent archives.
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Staff Sergeant Hansen 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.
