Lewis, Lex Lee
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Verified Staff Sergeant Lex Lee Lewis, 40, of Rapid City, South Dakota, was a U.S. Army soldier killed in hostile action at Shewan Garrison, Afghanistan, on July 15, 2011.
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Staff Sergeant Lex Lee Lewis was a 40-year-old soldier from Rapid City, South Dakota. He served with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, based out of Fort Carson, Colorado.
According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, Lewis died on July 15, 2011, at Shewan Garrison in Afghanistan's Farah Province. The official cause was listed as hostile fire. No further specifics regarding the engagement were released in initial announcements.
Lewis's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. In 2011, the conflict was in its tenth year, with U.S. and coalition forces engaged in counterinsurgency operations and training Afghan national security forces.
His death was reported by several news outlets, including the Rapid City Journal, which noted his South Dakota roots. He was among at least 1,685 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan in 2011, one of the deadliest years of the war for coalition forces.
Lewis is memorialized on the South Dakota Veterans Memorial in Pierre and on online veterans' memorial pages. His unit, the 10th Cavalry Regiment, has a history dating back to the post-Civil War era as part of the 'Buffalo Soldiers.'
Explore Further
Staff Sergeant Lewis 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.
