Rath, Joshua Lee
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Verified At 22, SSG Rath, Joshua Lee of DECATUR, AL was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY C, 2ND BATTALION, 2ND INFANTRY REGIMENT, FT HOOD TX, when he died in MAYWAND, AFGHANISTAN on January 8, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? COMPANY C, 2ND BATTALION, 2ND INFANTRY REGIMENT, FT HOOD TX ? serving as SSG, Rath, Joshua Lee was 22 and came from DECATUR, AL.
On January 8, 2009, the ARMY lost SSG Rath, Joshua Lee in MAYWAND, AFGHANISTAN. He was 22. The ARMY recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
By the mid-period of OEF, the Taliban had rebuilt. IED attacks were climbing every year. Deaths were rising.
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
Rath, Joshua Lee 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.
