Martin, Vernon William
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Verified From SAVANNAH, GA, SSG Martin, Vernon William served with the ARMY, COMPANY D, 704TH SUPPORT BATTALION, 4 BCT, FORT CARSON, CO, and died on October 3, 2009 in COP KEATING, AFGHANISTAN. He was 25. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Martin, Vernon William of SAVANNAH, GA, 25 years old, served in the ARMY with COMPANY D, 704TH SUPPORT BATTALION, 4 BCT, FORT CARSON, CO at the rank of SSG ? one of the Americans deployed to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
On October 3, 2009, the ARMY lost SSG Martin, Vernon William in COP KEATING, AFGHANISTAN. He was 25. The ARMY recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
By the mid-period of OEF, the Taliban had rebuilt. IED attacks were climbing every year. Deaths were rising.
The ARMY classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oef.
Explore Further
Martin, Vernon William was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (from October 2001 to December 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.
