Smith, Edward Bernard
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Verified On September 24, 2009, the ARMY lost SSG Smith, Edward Bernard of HOMESTEAD, FL in OMAR ZAI, AFGHANISTAN. He was 30. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SSG Smith, Edward Bernard, from HOMESTEAD, FL, at age 30, with COMPANY B, 4TH BATTALION, 23D INFANTRY, 5 SBCT, FORT LEWIS, WA, he went to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa with the ARMY. He did not come home.
He did not survive OEF. The ARMY recorded his death on September 24, 2009 in OMAR ZAI, 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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Enduring Freedom. Date of death: September 24, 2009. Hometown: HOMESTEAD, FL.
Explore Further
Smith, Edward Bernard 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.
