Snyder, Alan Leigh
On June 18, 2011, the ARMY lost SSG Snyder, Alan Leigh of BLACKSTONE, MA in DEH RAWUD, AFGHANISTAN. He was 28.
Their Story
SSG Snyder, Alan Leigh, 28 years old, grew up in BLACKSTONE, MA and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with COMPANY C, 4TH BATTALION, 70TH ARMOR REGIMENT, 170TH IBCT, BAUMHOLDER, GERMANY during Operation Enduring Freedom.
Killed on June 18, 2011 in DEH RAWUD, AFGHANISTAN, Snyder, Alan Leigh was one of the 2356 Americans the country lost in Operation Enduring Freedom.
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.
BLACKSTONE, MA is where Snyder, Alan Leigh came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Snyder, Alan Leigh 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.