Sitton, Matthew Steven
Male
Verified On August 2, 2012, the ARMY lost SSG Sitton, Matthew Steven of LARGO, FL in ZAHARY, AFGHANISTAN. He was 26. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 508TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 4TH BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC, sent Sitton, Matthew Steven of LARGO, FL, then 26, ? SSG ? to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
On August 2, 2012, he died in ZAHARY, AFGHANISTAN ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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.
LARGO, FL is where Sitton, Matthew Steven came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
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Sitton, Matthew Steven 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.
