Steele, Joshua Eric
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Verified In PANJWAY, AFGHANISTAN on June 17, 2007, the ARMY lost CPT Steele, Joshua Eric of NORTH HENDERSON, IL, 26, serving with 1ST BRIGADE, 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION (TRANSITION TEAM), FORT RILEY, KS. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From NORTH HENDERSON, IL, CPT Steele, Joshua Eric, serving with 1ST BRIGADE, 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION (TRANSITION TEAM), FORT RILEY, KS, was 26 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
On June 17, 2007, he died in PANJWAY, AFGHANISTAN ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
By the mid-period of OEF, the Taliban had rebuilt. IED attacks were climbing every year. Deaths were rising.
The ARMY classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oef.
Explore Further
Steele, Joshua Eric 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.
