Rimer, Joshua James
Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 4TH ENGINEER BATTALION, FORT CARSON, CO, SGT Rimer, Joshua James of ROCHESTER, PA, 24, died in ZABUL PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN on July 22, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Rimer, Joshua James was 24 and from ROCHESTER, PA when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 4TH ENGINEER BATTALION, FORT CARSON, CO as SGT. Operation Enduring Freedom would take his life.
On July 22, 2009, he died in ZABUL PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
Operation Enduring Freedom began October 7, 2001 ? twenty-six days after September 11. It lasted 13 years, the longest armed conflict in US history, ending December 28, 2014. 2,356 Americans were killed across Afghanistan, the Philippines, and the Horn of Africa.
ROCHESTER, PA is where Rimer, Joshua James came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Rimer, Joshua James 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.