Pena, Paul Wenceslaus
At 27, CPT Pena, Paul Wenceslaus of SAN MARCOS, TX was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 508TH INFANTRY, 4 BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC, when he died in KUHAK MOUNTAIN, AFGHANISTAN on January 19, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Pena, Paul Wenceslaus of SAN MARCOS, TX, 27 years old, served in the ARMY with COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 508TH INFANTRY, 4 BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC at the rank of CPT ? one of the Americans deployed to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
Killed on January 19, 2010 in KUHAK MOUNTAIN, AFGHANISTAN ? HOSTILE ?, Pena, Paul Wenceslaus 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: January 19, 2010. Hometown: SAN MARCOS, TX.
Explore Further
Pena, Paul Wenceslaus 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.