Holley, Floyd Earl Courtney

Floyd Earl Courtney Holley was a Gunnery Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. He was assigned to the 7th Engineer Support Battalion (-), I Marine Expeditionary Force Forward, 1st Marine Logistics Group, based at Camp Pendleton, California. According to Marine Corps records, he had previously deployed to locations including the Philippines and the Horn of Africa.

Holley died on August 29, 2010, in Helmand province, Afghanistan. The Department of Defense stated his death was the result of hostile action. He was supporting combat operations in the province, a major center of the insurgency and the site of a significant U.S. troop surge at the time.

His death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. The mission initially focused on dismantling al-Qaeda and removing the Taliban from power, evolving into a protracted counterinsurgency and nation-building effort.

Following his death, the Marine Corps released a statement confirming his identity and unit. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart. Memorial services were held for him in both Afghanistan and the United States.

Holley is listed on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the Museum of the Marine Corps and on online veterans' memorials. His name is included in the annual Department of Defense casualty lists documenting service members killed in the conflict.

Gunnery Sergeant Holley 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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