Sparks, Orion Nelson
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Verified From TUCSON, AZ, SSG Sparks, Orion Nelson served with the ARMY, TROOP A, 1ST SQUADRON, 91ST CAVALRY REGIMENT (AIRBORNE), 173RD ABCT, CONN BARRACKS, GE, and died on September 26, 2012 in PUL-E ALAM, AFGHANISTAN. He was 29. Cause: HOSTILE.
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From TUCSON, AZ, SSG Sparks, Orion Nelson, serving with TROOP A, 1ST SQUADRON, 91ST CAVALRY REGIMENT (AIRBORNE), 173RD ABCT, CONN BARRACKS, GE, was 29 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
September 26, 2012 ? Sparks, Orion Nelson died in PUL-E ALAM, AFGHANISTAN, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2012.
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.
The members of TROOP A, 1ST SQUADRON, 91ST CAVALRY REGIMENT (AIRBORNE), 173RD ABCT, CONN BARRACKS, GE who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Sparks, Orion Nelson 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.
