Sledd, Antonio James
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Verified From TAMPA, FL, CPL Sledd, Antonio James served with the MARINE CORPS, 3D BN, 1ST MAR, 1ST MARDIV, 11TH MEU, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, and died on October 8, 2002 in CAMP DOHA, KUWAIT. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The MARINE CORPS, 3D BN, 1ST MAR, 1ST MARDIV, 11TH MEU, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, sent Sledd, Antonio James of TAMPA, FL, then 20, ? CPL ? to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
On October 8, 2002, he died in CAMP DOHA, KUWAIT ? HOSTILE ?. 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 3D BN, 1ST MAR, 1ST MARDIV, 11TH MEU, CAMP PENDLETON, CA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Sledd, Antonio James 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.
