Salmon, Zachary Steven Richard
PFC Salmon, Zachary Steven Richard, 21, a native of CINCINNATI, OH, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP A, 1ST SQUADRON, 32D CAVALRY REGIMENT, 1 BCT, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, during Operation Enduring Freedom on January 12, 2011. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Salmon, Zachary Steven Richard of CINCINNATI, OH, 21 years old, served in the ARMY with TROOP A, 1ST SQUADRON, 32D CAVALRY REGIMENT, 1 BCT, FORT CAMPBELL, KY at the rank of PFC ? one of the Americans deployed to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
He did not survive OEF. The ARMY recorded his death on January 12, 2011 in FOB BOSTICK, AFGHANISTAN, from 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 members of TROOP A, 1ST SQUADRON, 32D CAVALRY REGIMENT, 1 BCT, FORT CAMPBELL, KY who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Salmon, Zachary Steven Richard 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.