Hizon, Rudolph Ryan

Rudolph Ryan Hizon was a 22-year-old soldier from Los Angeles, California. He served as a Specialist in Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, part of the 4th Brigade Combat Team based at Fort Polk, Louisiana.

On February 28, 2011, Hizon was killed by enemy small-arms fire in Charkh Bazaar, a district in Afghanistan's Logar province. He was reportedly on a dismounted patrol when his unit came under attack. The Department of Defense confirmed his death the following day.

Hizon's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. In early 2011, the war was in its tenth year, with U.S. and coalition forces engaged in counterinsurgency operations across provinces like Logar, south of Kabul.

His body was returned to the United States. The Army posthumously awarded him the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, and other commendations. His family and unit held memorial services in Louisiana and California.

He is remembered on memorial walls at Fort Polk and is listed on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the University of Southern California, where a scholarship was reportedly established in his name. His name appears on casualty lists maintained by the Department of Defense and independent archives.

Rudolph Ryan Hizon 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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