Lewsader, Roy Persimmon Jr

Roy Persimmon Lewsader Jr. was a 36-year-old Staff Sergeant from Clinton, Indiana. He served on active duty with the U.S. Army, assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (Transition Team) based at Fort Riley, Kansas.

On June 16, 2007, Lewsader was killed in Tarin Kowt, the capital of Afghanistan's Uruzgan province. The Department of Defense listed the cause as hostile action. According to contemporaneous reporting, his death occurred during a firefight with Taliban insurgents while he was part of a team training Afghan police forces.

Lewsader's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. In 2007, U.S. and NATO forces were engaged in a significant counterinsurgency effort, with a focus on training Afghan national security forces and confronting a resurgent Taliban.

His death was reported by the Department of Defense and noted in several national and regional news outlets, including the Indianapolis Star. He was survived by his wife and children.

Staff Sergeant Lewsader is memorialized on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the Indiana War Memorial in Indianapolis and is listed on the Army's official casualty roster for Operation Enduring Freedom.

Staff Sergeant Lewsader 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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