Soltero, Omar
Male
Verified On January 31, 2011, the ARMY lost SPC Soltero, Omar of SAN ANTONIO, TX in WARDAK PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN. He was 28. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SPC Soltero, Omar, from SAN ANTONIO, TX, at age 28, with COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 4TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 4 BCT, FORT POLK, LA, he went to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa with the ARMY. He did not come home.
Killed on January 31, 2011 in WARDAK PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN ? HOSTILE ?, Soltero, Omar 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 31, 2011. Hometown: SAN ANTONIO, TX.
Explore Further
Soltero, Omar 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.
