Hill, Jason Daniel

Jason Daniel Hill was a 20-year-old Marine from Poway, California. He served with the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, part of Regimental Combat Team 8, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), based out of Twentynine Palms, California. The unit deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

On June 11, 2011, Hill was killed by enemy action in Helmand province, a volatile region in southern Afghanistan. He was one of two Marines from his battalion killed that day, according to a Marine Corps statement. The specific incident was not detailed in public releases, but the area was a center of intense combat operations against Taliban insurgents.

Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan, began in October 2001. By 2011, the war was in its tenth year, with a major focus on counterinsurgency and training Afghan forces in provinces like Helmand. The 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines was engaged in clearing operations and providing security in the region.

Hill's death was reported by the Department of Defense and local news outlets in California. His body was returned to the United States, and he was buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego. The Marine Corps posthumously awarded him the Purple Heart.

He is remembered on memorial walls in his hometown and by his battalion. His name is inscribed on the 1st Marine Division Memorial at Camp Pendleton and is included in the online casualty lists maintained by the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.

Lance Cpl. Hill 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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