Mcnulty, Richard Lewis Iii
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Verified U.S. Army Specialist Richard Lewis McNulty III, 22, of Rolla, Missouri, died on May 13, 2012, in Bowri Tana, Afghanistan, from hostile action during Operation Enduring Freedom.
Their Story
Richard Lewis McNulty III was a 22-year-old soldier from Rolla, Missouri. He served as a Specialist in the U.S. Army, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.
On May 13, 2012, McNulty was killed in Bowri Tana, a village in the volatile Kunar province of eastern Afghanistan. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, his death resulted from hostile enemy action. He was one of three U.S. soldiers killed in separate incidents in Afghanistan that day.
McNulty's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By 2012, the conflict was in its eleventh year, with intense counterinsurgency operations focused on provinces along the Pakistan border, including Kunar.
The Army posthumously awarded McNulty the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, and other commendations. His body was returned to Missouri, where he was buried with military honors. His death was reported by national and local news outlets, including the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
McNulty is memorialized on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the Missouri State Capitol and on online veterans' memorials. His name is listed on the Afghanistan War casualty rolls maintained by the Department of Defense.
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McNulty 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.
