Mills, Edward David Jr
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Verified SSG Mills, Edward David Jr, 29, a native of NEW CASTLE, PA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY F (PATHFINDER), 4TH BATTALION, 101ST AVIATION REGIMENT, 159TH CAB, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, during Operation Enduring Freedom on May 26, 2011. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
SSG Mills, Edward David Jr, 29 years old, grew up in NEW CASTLE, PA and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with COMPANY F (PATHFINDER), 4TH BATTALION, 101ST AVIATION REGIMENT, 159TH CAB, FORT CAMPBELL, KY during Operation Enduring Freedom.
He did not survive OEF. The ARMY recorded his death on May 26, 2011 in SPIN BOLDAK, AFGHANISTAN, from HOSTILE.
In the final years of OEF, a surge had been deployed and drawn down. The Taliban had outlasted every strategy. The Afghan army the US built would collapse six years after OEF ended.
The members of COMPANY F (PATHFINDER), 4TH BATTALION, 101ST AVIATION REGIMENT, 159TH CAB, FORT CAMPBELL, KY who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Mills, Edward David Jr 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.
