Mittler, Shaun Michael
At 32, SSG Mittler, Shaun Michael of AUSTIN, TX was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 327TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 1 BCT, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, when he died in COP ABLE MAIN, AFGHANISTAN on July 10, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Mittler, Shaun Michael of AUSTIN, TX, 32 years old, served in the ARMY with COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 327TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 1 BCT, FORT CAMPBELL, KY at the rank of SSG ? one of the Americans deployed to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
The date recorded for his death: July 10, 2010. Location: COP ABLE MAIN, AFGHANISTAN. Cause: 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 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
Mittler, Shaun Michael 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.