Nelson, Joshua Nathaniel
Male
Verified Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY D, 297TH MI BN, 513TH MI BDE, INSCOM, FORT GORDON, GA, SPC Nelson, Joshua Nathaniel of GREENVILLE, NC, 22, died in SPIN MURANI, AFGHANISTAN on September 16, 2012. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? COMPANY D, 297TH MI BN, 513TH MI BDE, INSCOM, FORT GORDON, GA ? serving as SPC, Nelson, Joshua Nathaniel was 22 and came from GREENVILLE, NC.
September 16, 2012 ? Nelson, Joshua Nathaniel died in SPIN MURANI, AFGHANISTAN, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2012.
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
Nelson, Joshua Nathaniel 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.
