Speer, Christopher James
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Verified SFC Speer, Christopher James, 28, a native of ALBUQUERQUE, NM, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, HQ USASOC, FORT BRAGG, NC 28310-5000, during Operation Enduring Freedom on August 6, 2002. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The ARMY, HQ USASOC, FORT BRAGG, NC 28310-5000, sent Speer, Christopher James of ALBUQUERQUE, NM, then 28, ? SFC ? to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
The date recorded for his death: August 6, 2002. Location: HOMBURG, GERMANY. Cause: HOSTILE.
In the early years of OEF, the Taliban had been driven from power but not destroyed. They retreated and waited. American forces were establishing bases across a country with no roads, no institutions, and deep ethnic fault lines.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Enduring Freedom. Date of death: August 6, 2002. Hometown: ALBUQUERQUE, NM.
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Speer, Christopher James 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.
