Near, Robert James
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Verified From NAMPA, ID, PFC Near, Robert James served with the ARMY, COMPANY C, 86TH SIGNAL BATTALION, 11TH SIGNAL BDE, FORT HUACHUCA, AZ, and died on January 7, 2011 in KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN. He was 21.
Their Story
The ARMY, COMPANY C, 86TH SIGNAL BATTALION, 11TH SIGNAL BDE, FORT HUACHUCA, AZ, sent Near, Robert James of NAMPA, ID, then 21, ? PFC ? to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
The date recorded for his death: January 7, 2011. Location: KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN.
Operation Enduring Freedom began October 7, 2001 ? twenty-six days after September 11. It lasted 13 years, the longest armed conflict in US history, ending December 28, 2014. 2,356 Americans were killed across Afghanistan, the Philippines, and the Horn of Africa.
The ARMY recorded his death in the line of duty. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oef.
Explore Further
Near, Robert James 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.
