Liles, Stuart Forrest

Second Lieutenant Stuart Forrest Liles was a 26-year-old soldier from Hot Springs, Arkansas. He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 122nd Brigade Support Battalion, based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. According to military records, his service included deployments to Afghanistan, the Philippines, and the Horn of Africa.

Liles died on November 13, 2007, at Bagram Airfield, the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan. The Department of Defense stated he was killed while conducting combat operations in Parwan province, the region containing Bagram. No further specifics regarding the incident were released in initial casualty reports.

His death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By late 2007, the conflict was marked by a sustained Taliban insurgency and significant international troop presence focused on counter-insurgency and reconstruction efforts.

Following his death, the Army posthumously awarded Liles the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart. His remains were returned to Arkansas, where he was buried with military honors at Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Hot Springs.

Liles is memorialized on the Arkansas Fallen Military Memorial in North Little Rock and on online veterans' memorials. His unit, the 122nd Brigade Support Battalion, was part of the 82nd Airborne Division's sustainment forces during its deployment to eastern Afghanistan.

2LT Stuart Liles 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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