Rabon, Luther Willard Jr
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Verified At 32, SGT Rabon, Luther Willard Jr of LEXINGTON, SC was serving with the ARMY, 1221ST ENGINEER CLEARANCE COMPANY, 176TH ENGINEER BRIGADE, GRANITEVILLE, SC, when he died in ORGUN DISTRICT, PAKTIKA on October 1, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SGT Rabon, Luther Willard Jr, from LEXINGTON, SC, at age 32, with 1221ST ENGINEER CLEARANCE COMPANY, 176TH ENGINEER BRIGADE, GRANITEVILLE, SC, he went to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa with the ARMY. He did not come home.
The date recorded for his death: October 1, 2010. Location: ORGUN DISTRICT, PAKTIKA. 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
Rabon, Luther Willard Jr 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.
