Lucas, Jason Allen
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Verified U.S. Army Corporal Jason Allen Lucas, 24, of Columbus, Ohio, died on October 13, 2006, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Jason Allen Lucas was a 24-year-old U.S. Army corporal from Columbus, Ohio. He served with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, based at Fort Polk, Louisiana, before deploying to Afghanistan.
Corporal Lucas was killed on October 13, 2006, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, his death was the result of hostile action. Specific details of the incident were not widely reported by major news outlets at the time.
Lucas died during a period of escalating violence in the Afghan war. By 2006, the Taliban had regrouped and intensified its insurgency, leading to a sharp increase in combat engagements and improvised explosive device (IED) attacks against coalition forces. U.S. and NATO troop levels were rising in response.
His death was announced by the Department of Defense. He was survived by his family in Columbus, Ohio. Local media in Ohio reported on his death and memorial services.
Corporal Lucas is memorialized on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the Ohio Statehouse and on online veterans' memorials. His name is inscribed on Panel 11E, Line 126 of the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial, which honors those killed in Afghanistan.
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Corporal Lucas 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.
