Osman, Ergin Vedat
Male
Verified From JACKSONVILLE, NC, SSG Osman, Ergin Vedat served with the ARMY, COMPANY F (PATHFINDER), 4TH BATTALION, 101ST AVIATION REGIMENT, 159TH CAB, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, and died on May 26, 2011 in KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN. He was 35. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
SSG Osman, Ergin Vedat, 35 years old, grew up in JACKSONVILLE, NC and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with COMPANY F (PATHFINDER), 4TH BATTALION, 101ST AVIATION REGIMENT, 159TH CAB, FORT CAMPBELL, KY during Operation Enduring Freedom.
The date recorded for his death: May 26, 2011. Location: KANDAHAR, 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
Osman, Ergin Vedat 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.
