Profitt, Jason Allen
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Verified Petty Officer Third Class Jason Allen Profitt, 22, of Charlestown, Indiana, was a U.S. Navy sailor assigned to the USS Deyo (DD 989). He was killed in action in Afghanistan on March 17, 2003.
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Jason Allen Profitt was a 22-year-old petty officer third class from Charlestown, Indiana. He served on active duty in the United States Navy aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Deyo (DD 989).
Profitt was killed in action on March 17, 2003, in Afghanistan. According to the Department of Defense, he died from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident while supporting combat operations. The specific location within Afghanistan was not detailed in the initial casualty report.
His death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign that began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. The initial phase aimed to dismantle al-Qaeda and remove the Taliban regime from power in Afghanistan.
The Navy posthumously advanced Profitt to the rank of Petty Officer Third Class. He was one of at least four U.S. service members who died in Afghanistan during the month of March 2003.
Profitt is memorialized on the USS Deyo's website and on the Navy's official casualty list for Operation Enduring Freedom. His name is included on the Indiana Fallen Heroes memorial.
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Petty Officer Third Class Jason Allen Profitt was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (2001–2014). 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.
