Sawyer, Ronald Wayne
In SHA WALI KOT, AFGHANISTAN on August 25, 2009, the ARMY lost SFC Sawyer, Ronald Wayne of TRENTON, MO, 38, serving with HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 17TH INFANTRY, 5TH SBCT, FORT LEWIS, WA. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Sawyer, Ronald Wayne of TRENTON, MO, 38 years old, served in the ARMY with HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 17TH INFANTRY, 5TH SBCT, FORT LEWIS, WA at the rank of SFC ? one of the Americans deployed to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
The date recorded for his death: August 25, 2009. Location: SHA WALI KOT, 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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Enduring Freedom. Date of death: August 25, 2009. Hometown: TRENTON, MO.
Explore Further
Sawyer, Ronald Wayne 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.