Owens, Vincent Lee Carson
At 21, SGT Owens, Vincent Lee Carson of FORT SMITH, AR was serving with the ARMY, TF RAKKASAN, F CO. 626 BSB, when he died in FOB SHARANA, AFGHANISTAN on March 1, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Owens, Vincent Lee Carson was 21 and from FORT SMITH, AR when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, TF RAKKASAN, F CO. 626 BSB as SGT. Operation Enduring Freedom would take his life.
The date recorded for his death: March 1, 2010. Location: FOB SHARANA, AFGHANISTAN. Cause: HOSTILE.
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 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
Owens, Vincent Lee Carson 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.