Jacobs, Sean Robert

First Lieutenant Sean Robert Jacobs was a 23-year-old officer from Redding, California, serving with Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, based out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. He was deployed to Afghanistan as part of the U.S. military's Operation Enduring Freedom.

On July 26, 2012, Jacobs was killed by enemy small-arms fire in Tsagay province, located in Afghanistan's Zabul province. The incident occurred during a dismounted patrol, according to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports.

Operation Enduring Freedom was the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. The conflict involved coalition forces, the Afghan National Security Forces, and insurgent groups, primarily the Taliban. The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was the NATO-led security mission during this period.

Jacobs's death was reported by the Department of Defense and local media in his hometown. He was posthumously promoted from Second Lieutenant to First Lieutenant. His awards reportedly included the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, and Army Commendation Medal.

Jacobs is memorialized on the Afghanistan War casualty lists and at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord memorial. His name is included in the Defense Casualty Analysis System, a database documenting U.S. military fatalities in overseas contingency operations.

First Lieutenant Sean Jacobs 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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