Jallah, Dennis Jr
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Verified Command Sergeant Major Dennis Jallah Jr., 49, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, served with the 2nd Battalion, 10th Aviation Brigade. He died on March 28, 2004, in Washington, D.C., United States.
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Dennis Jallah Jr. was a 49-year-old Command Sergeant Major from Fayetteville, North Carolina. He was a senior enlisted soldier assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 10th Aviation Brigade, part of the 10th Mountain Division based at Fort Drum, New York.
According to the Defense Casualty Analysis System, Jallah died on March 28, 2004, in Washington, D.C. The specific circumstances of his death in the U.S. capital were not detailed in public casualty reports, which typically list the location of death as the country where the fatal incident occurred.
Jallah's death was recorded during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign that began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. By 2004, major combat operations in Afghanistan had transitioned to a counterinsurgency and stabilization phase against a reconstituted Taliban and Al-Qaeda forces.
His death was formally entered into the official military casualty tracking system on the day it occurred. No public statements from family or unit members regarding his death were widely documented in national news archives at the time.
Command Sergeant Major Jallah is memorialized on the Pentagon's list of casualties from Operation Enduring Freedom. His service with the 10th Mountain Division, a unit frequently deployed to Afghanistan, is part of the record of the conflict.
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CSM Dennis Jallah Jr. 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: Santos, Dave Michael Maliksi, Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif.
