Swanson, Aaron Michael
Male
Verified From JAMESTOWN, NY, LCPL Swanson, Aaron Michael served with the MARINE CORPS, 3D BN 25TH MAR,(RCT-1, I MEF FWD),4TH MAR DIV, BUFFALO, NY, and died on February 7, 2011 in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as LCPL Swanson, Aaron Michael, from JAMESTOWN, NY, at age 21, with 3D BN 25TH MAR,(RCT-1, I MEF FWD),4TH MAR DIV, BUFFALO, NY, he went to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa with the MARINE CORPS. He did not come home.
On February 7, 2011, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Swanson, Aaron Michael in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN. He was 21. The MARINE CORPS recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
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.
The MARINE CORPS 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
Swanson, Aaron Michael 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.
