Lybert, Patrick Lee
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Verified Staff Sergeant Patrick Lee Lybert, 28, of Ladysmith, Wisconsin, was killed in a hostile incident in Gowardesh, Afghanistan, on June 22, 2006, while serving with the U.S. Army.
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Patrick Lee Lybert was a 28-year-old U.S. Army soldier from Ladysmith, Wisconsin. He served as a Staff Sergeant (SSG) with Troop C, 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, part of the 10th Mountain Division based at Fort Drum, New York.
On June 22, 2006, Lybert was killed during combat operations in Gowardesh, a district in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar Province. According to U.S. military reports, his unit was engaged in a firefight with enemy forces. He was one of two American soldiers killed in the engagement.
Lybert's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. By mid-2006, the conflict was characterized by a resurgence of Taliban and insurgent activity, particularly in eastern provinces like Nangarhar, where U.S. and NATO forces conducted frequent counterinsurgency operations.
Following his death, the Department of Defense officially announced the casualties. Lybert was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart. His body was returned to Wisconsin, where he was buried with military honors.
He is memorialized on the Afghanistan War Memorial at Fort Drum and on online veterans' memorials. In 2007, a memorial highway bridge in his hometown of Ladysmith, Wisconsin, was dedicated in his name.
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Patrick Lybert 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.
