Mcqueary, Jeremy Ryan

Jeremy Ryan McQueary was a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. He served with the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, based at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. According to Marine Corps records, his service included deployments to Afghanistan, the Philippines, and the Horn of Africa.

On February 18, 2010, Sgt. McQueary was killed while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan. The Department of Defense announced his death was the result of hostile action. He was 27 years old.

McQueary's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. In early 2010, U.S. and allied forces were engaged in a major troop surge, with intense fighting concentrated in Taliban strongholds within Helmand province, including the Marjah district.

His death was reported by the Department of Defense and noted in national and local media, including his hometown newspaper in Columbus, Indiana. He was survived by his wife and other family members.

Sgt. McQueary is memorialized on the Afghanistan War casualty lists maintained by the Department of Defense and on the 'Faces of the Fallen' database maintained by The Washington Post. His unit, the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, sustained multiple casualties during the 2010 deployment to Helmand.

Sgt. McQueary 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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