Tapper, David Martin
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Verified At 32, PO1 Tapper, David Martin of ATCO, NJ was serving with the NAVY, COMNAVSPECWARDEVGRU DAM NECK, VA, when he died in BAGRAM, AFGHANISTAN on August 20, 2003. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From ATCO, NJ, PO1 Tapper, David Martin, serving with COMNAVSPECWARDEVGRU DAM NECK, VA, was 32 years old when he deployed with the NAVY to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
On August 20, 2003, he died in BAGRAM, AFGHANISTAN ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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.
ATCO, NJ is where Tapper, David Martin came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
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Tapper, David Martin 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.
