Landis, Christopher Andrew

Christopher Andrew Landis was a 27-year-old specialist in the U.S. Army from Independence, Kentucky. He was assigned to Company E, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

On February 10, 2014, Landis was killed at Bagram Airfield, the largest U.S. military base in Afghanistan. The Department of Defense stated his death was the result of hostile fire. According to media reports citing military officials, the incident involved an individual in an Afghan National Army uniform who opened fire on coalition personnel.

Landis died during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By 2014, the mission had largely shifted to a training and advisory role for Afghan security forces as part of a planned drawdown of international combat troops.

Following his death, Landis was posthumously promoted to the rank of sergeant. He was survived by his wife and young daughter. His body was returned to the United States, and he was buried at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery North in Williamstown.

Sergeant Landis was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart. His name is inscribed on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the Veterans Memorial Park in Florence, Kentucky.

Sergeant Landis 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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