Hasenflu, William Earl
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Verified Staff Sergeant William Earl Hasenflu, 38, of Bradenton, Florida, was a U.S. Army soldier serving with A Troop, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Currahee. He was killed in a hostile incident in Jaji District Center, Afghanista
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William Earl Hasenflu was a 38-year-old Staff Sergeant from Bradenton, Florida. He served on active duty in the United States Army as a member of A Troop, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, part of Task Force Currahee, which was deployed to eastern Afghanistan.
According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, Hasenflu died on September 28, 2008, in Jaji District Center, Paktiya province. The official cause was listed as hostile fire. Specific details of the engagement were not widely reported in public news archives.
His death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By 2008, the conflict was in a phase characterized by a resurgent Taliban and intensified combat operations, particularly in the country's eastern provinces along the border with Pakistan.
The Army announced his death in a press release, and he was subsequently honored on memorial walls listing casualties from the war. Local media in Florida noted his death among the state's losses in the conflict.
Staff Sergeant Hasenflu is remembered on the Afghanistan War casualty lists maintained by the Department of Defense and by independent memorial organizations. He was one of 2356 American service members who died during Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Staff Sergeant Hasenflu 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.
