Harper, Scott Daniel

Scott Daniel Harper was a 21-year-old from Winston, Georgia. He served as a Lance Corporal with the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, part of Regimental Combat Team 8, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

On October 13, 2011, Harper died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, a volatile region in southern Afghanistan. The U.S. Department of Defense stated his death was the result of hostile action. Specific details of the incident were not widely released, but his unit was engaged in counterinsurgency efforts in the area at the time.

Harper's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By late 2011, the conflict was in its tenth year, with a significant concentration of U.S. forces, particularly Marines, deployed to Helmand province to contest Taliban influence.

Harper's body was returned to the United States. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart. His death was reported by local media in Georgia, where he was remembered by family and his community.

Lance Corporal Harper is memorialized on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the Georgia National Cemetery and on online veterans' memorials. His name is inscribed on the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines memorial at Camp Lejeune.

Lance Corporal Harper 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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