Roughton, Andrew Jay
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Verified On July 20, 2009, the ARMY lost SPC Roughton, Andrew Jay of HOUSTON, TX in MAYDAN SHAHR DISTRICT, AFGHANISTAN. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Roughton, Andrew Jay of HOUSTON, TX, 21 years old, served in the ARMY with HHB, 4TH BATTALION, 25TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 3 BCT, FORT DRUM, NY at the rank of SPC ? one of the Americans deployed to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
The date recorded for his death: July 20, 2009. Location: MAYDAN SHAHR DISTRICT, AFGHANISTAN. Cause: HOSTILE.
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.
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
Roughton, Andrew Jay 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.
