Richmond, Colby Lee

Also known as: SGT, 546TH TRANSPORTATION CO, 82ND STB, 82ND SUSTAINMENT BRIGADE, FORT BRAGG, NC

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedAugust 26, 2011

Age28 years old

Location of DeathKARIZ SEFID, AFGHANISTAN

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Enduring Freedom

In KARIZ SEFID, AFGHANISTAN on August 26, 2011, the ARMY lost SGT Richmond, Colby Lee of PROVIDENCE, NC, 28, serving with 546TH TRANSPORTATION CO, 82ND STB, 82ND SUSTAINMENT BRIGADE, FORT BRAGG, NC. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Richmond, Colby Lee of PROVIDENCE, NC, 28 years old, served in the ARMY with 546TH TRANSPORTATION CO, 82ND STB, 82ND SUSTAINMENT BRIGADE, FORT BRAGG, NC at the rank of SGT ? one of the Americans deployed to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.

August 26, 2011 ? Richmond, Colby Lee died in KARIZ SEFID, AFGHANISTAN, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2011.

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: August 26, 2011. Hometown: PROVIDENCE, NC.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Richmond, Colby 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.

← Return to the full memorial | Add a memorial record

Help us keep this record accurate Know something we got wrong? Are you a family member who needs this removed? We take both seriously.