Leon Guerrero, Brian Steven

Brian Steven Leon Guerrero was a 34-year-old sergeant from Hagåtña, Guam. He served with Company A, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, a unit of the Guam Army National Guard based in Barrigada. The battalion was deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

On July 10, 2008, Leon Guerrero was killed in Babo Kheyl, a village in the Pech district of Afghanistan's Kunar Province. According to U.S. military reports, his unit was conducting a dismounted patrol when it came under enemy small arms fire. He was one of two soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry killed in the engagement.

Operation Enduring Freedom was the U.S.-led international military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. The conflict involved counter-insurgency operations against Taliban and Al-Qaeda forces. The Pech Valley region, where Babo Kheyl is located, was a known area of intense insurgent activity and frequent combat.

Leon Guerrero's death was reported by the Department of Defense and covered by local media in Guam. The Guam Army National Guard confirmed the incident, and the island's governor ordered flags flown at half-staff. He was survived by his wife and children.

Sgt. Leon Guerrero is memorialized on the Guam Veterans Memorial and at the National Guard Memorial in Washington, D.C. His unit, the 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry, is recognized for its service in multiple deployments during the war.

Sgt. Leon Guerrero 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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