Samek, Jesse Monroe
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Verified On October 21, 2004, the AIR FORCE lost A1C Samek, Jesse Monroe of ROGERS, AR in +KANDAHAR AB, AFGHANISTAN. He was 21.
Their Story
A1C Samek, Jesse Monroe, 21 years old, grew up in ROGERS, AR and served as Active Duty in the AIR FORCE with 66TH RESCUE SQUADRON, NELLIS AFB, NV during Operation Enduring Freedom.
On October 21, 2004, he died in +KANDAHAR AB, AFGHANISTAN. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
In the early years of OEF, the Taliban had been driven from power but not destroyed. They retreated and waited. American forces were establishing bases across a country with no roads, no institutions, and deep ethnic fault lines.
The members of 66TH RESCUE SQUADRON, NELLIS AFB, NV who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Enduring Freedom.
Explore Further
Samek, Jesse Monroe 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.
