Herrera, Octavio
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Verified U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Octavio Herrera, 26, of Caldwell, Idaho, was killed in a hostile incident on August 11, 2013, in Dzadran, Afghanistan.
Their Story
Staff Sergeant Octavio Herrera was a 26-year-old soldier from Caldwell, Idaho, serving with Battery B, 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He was deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.
On August 11, 2013, Herrera was killed in Dzadran, a district in Afghanistan's Paktia province. According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, his death resulted from a hostile event. The specific tactical circumstances of the incident were not detailed in public releases.
Herrera's death occurred during the final years of Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By 2013, the conflict was in a phase where international forces were drawing down and transferring security responsibilities to Afghan national forces, though combat operations continued in many regions.
Following his death, the Army posthumously promoted Herrera from the rank of Sergeant to Staff Sergeant. His hometown of Caldwell, Idaho, held memorials, and his name was added to the Idaho Fallen Soldier Memorial in the state capital, Boise.
Staff Sergeant Herrera is remembered by his unit and community. His name is inscribed on Panel 21W, Line 104 of the Afghanistan War Memorial at the National Infantry Museum in Columbus, Georgia, and is listed on the online memorial maintained by the Army's Fort Campbell.
Explore Further
Staff Sergeant Octavio Herrera 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.
