Morton, John David
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Verified In SHAH WALI KOT, AFGHANISTAN on December 15, 2005, the ARMY lost SFC Morton, John David of STANTON, KY, 31, serving with 74TH LONG RANGE SURVEILLANCE DETACHMENT, (TF BAYONET), CAMP EDERLE, ITALY. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Morton, John David was 31 and from STANTON, KY when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, 74TH LONG RANGE SURVEILLANCE DETACHMENT, (TF BAYONET), CAMP EDERLE, ITALY as SFC. Operation Enduring Freedom would take his life.
Killed on December 15, 2005 in SHAH WALI KOT, AFGHANISTAN ? HOSTILE ?, Morton, John David was one of the 2356 Americans the country lost in Operation Enduring Freedom.
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
Morton, John David 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.
