Parker, Vincent E
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Verified Active Duty, NAVY, USS PETERSON (DD 969), PO1 Parker, Vincent E of PRESTON, MS, 38, died in Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa on November 18, 2001.
Their Story
Parker, Vincent E of PRESTON, MS, 38 years old, served in the NAVY with USS PETERSON (DD 969) at the rank of PO1 ? one of the Americans deployed to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
November 18, 2001 ? Parker, Vincent E died in Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2001.
In the early years of OEF, the Taliban had been driven from power but not destroyed. They retreated and waited. American forces were establishing bases across a country with no roads, no institutions, and deep ethnic fault lines.
The members of USS PETERSON (DD 969) who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Parker, Vincent E 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.
