Salazar, Brenden Neal
Male
Verified On July 22, 2012, the ARMY lost SPC Salazar, Brenden Neal of CHULUOTA, FL in PUL-E ALAM, AFGHANISTAN. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SPC Salazar, Brenden Neal, from CHULUOTA, FL, at age 20, with COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 503RD INFANTRY REGIMENT, 173RD ABCT, CAMP EDERLE, IT, he went to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa with the ARMY. He did not come home.
Killed on July 22, 2012 in PUL-E ALAM, AFGHANISTAN ? HOSTILE ?, Salazar, Brenden Neal was one of the 2356 Americans the country lost in Operation Enduring Freedom.
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.
CHULUOTA, FL is where Salazar, Brenden Neal came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Salazar, Brenden Neal 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.
