Jones, Ricky Dewayne
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Verified U.S. Army Sergeant Ricky Dewayne Jones, 26, of Plantersville, Alabama, was killed in a hostile incident on June 21, 2009, in Bagram, Afghanistan.
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Ricky Dewayne Jones was a 26-year-old sergeant from Plantersville, Alabama. He served with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, based at Fort Polk, Louisiana.
According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, Sergeant Jones died on June 21, 2009, in Bagram, Afghanistan. The official cause was listed as hostile fire. Media reports from the time indicate his death occurred during a rocket attack on Bagram Airfield, a major coalition base north of Kabul.
Jones was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. The war's primary objectives, as stated by the U.S. government, were to dismantle al-Qaeda and remove the Taliban regime from power.
His death was reported by several news outlets, including the Associated Press and The Montgomery Advertiser. He was survived by his wife and other family members in Alabama.
Sergeant Jones is memorialized on the Afghanistan War casualty lists maintained by the Pentagon and on several online veterans' memorial sites. His name appears on the Afghanistan War Memorial at Fort Polk.
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SGT Ricky Dewayne Jones 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.
