Hernandez Chavez, Josue Emman
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Verified U.S. Army Sergeant Josue Emman Hernandez Chavez, 23, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was killed in action on October 26, 2009, in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan.
Their Story
Josue Emman Hernandez Chavez was a 23-year-old sergeant from Las Vegas, Nevada, serving in the United States Army. He was assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), based at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia. The 160th SOAR, known as the 'Night Stalkers,' provides helicopter aviation support for special operations forces.
On October 26, 2009, Sergeant Hernandez Chavez died in Darreh-ye Bum, a village in Wardak Province, Afghanistan. The Department of Defense listed the cause as 'hostile' action. According to contemporaneous reporting, the incident involved an MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crash. The crash, which killed ten individuals including service members and civilians, was reportedly caused by enemy fire.
His death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. In late 2009, U.S. and NATO forces were engaged in intense counterinsurgency operations, particularly in eastern provinces like Wardak, which saw frequent attacks by Taliban and other insurgent groups.
Sergeant Hernandez Chavez's death was recorded in the Defense Casualty Analysis System on the day he died. His name is inscribed on Panel 10W, Line 102 of the Afghanistan War Memorial at the National Infantry Museum in Columbus, Georgia, and he is listed on the online 'Faces of the Fallen' memorial maintained by *The Washington Post*.
No specific personal legacy projects or foundations established in his name are widely documented in public sources. He is remembered among the more than 1,800 U.S. service members who died in Afghanistan in 2009, a year that saw a significant escalation in combat operations.
Explore Further
Sergeant Hernandez Chavez 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.
