Lee, Carlie Mattison Iii

Carlie Mattison Lee III was a 23-year-old soldier from Birmingham, Alabama. He served with Company D, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, based at Fort Drum, New York. Before his deployment to Afghanistan, his service reportedly included assignments in the Philippines and the Horn of Africa.

Sergeant Lee died on May 15, 2009, at Forward Operating Base Shank in Logar Province, Afghanistan. According to the Defense Casualty Analysis System, his death was the result of a hostile incident. Specific details of the event were not widely reported in public news archives.

Lee was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001 following the 9/11 attacks. In 2009, U.S. forces were engaged in a significant troop surge aimed at countering a resurgent Taliban and stabilizing the country.

His death was recorded in official military releases and casualty lists. He was one of several American service members killed in Afghanistan during that period. Public reaction included local media coverage in his home state of Alabama.

Sergeant Lee's name is inscribed on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the Birmingham Veterans Memorial. He is remembered by his unit and community as a soldier who served on multiple deployments before his death at age 23.

Sergeant Lee 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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