Smith, Zachary Dylan

Also known as: LCPL, 1ST BN, 6TH MAR, (RCT-7 FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedJanuary 24, 2010

Age19 years old

Location of DeathHELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Enduring Freedom

From HORNELL, NY, LCPL Smith, Zachary Dylan served with the MARINE CORPS, 1ST BN, 6TH MAR, (RCT-7 FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, and died on January 24, 2010 in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN. He was 19. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Smith, Zachary Dylan was 19 and from HORNELL, NY when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, 1ST BN, 6TH MAR, (RCT-7 FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC as LCPL. Operation Enduring Freedom would take his life.

Killed on January 24, 2010 in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN ? HOSTILE ?, Smith, Zachary Dylan was one of the 2356 Americans the country lost in Operation Enduring Freedom.

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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Enduring Freedom. Date of death: January 24, 2010. Hometown: HORNELL, NY.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Smith, Zachary Dylan 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.

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