Newman, Eric Colby
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Verified In AKATZAI KALAY, AFGHANISTAN on October 14, 2010, the ARMY lost SGT Newman, Eric Colby of WAYNESBORO, MS, 30, serving with HHT, 1ST SQUADRON, 38TH CAVALRY REGIMENT, 525TH BFSB, FORT BRAGG, NC. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
SGT Newman, Eric Colby, 30 years old, grew up in WAYNESBORO, MS and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with HHT, 1ST SQUADRON, 38TH CAVALRY REGIMENT, 525TH BFSB, FORT BRAGG, NC during Operation Enduring Freedom.
Killed on October 14, 2010 in AKATZAI KALAY, AFGHANISTAN ? HOSTILE ?, Newman, Eric Colby was one of the 2356 Americans the country lost in Operation Enduring Freedom.
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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Enduring Freedom. Date of death: October 14, 2010. Hometown: WAYNESBORO, MS.
Explore Further
Newman, Eric Colby 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.
