Tate, Darren Ethan
At 21, AN Tate, Darren Ethan of CANYON, TX was serving with the NAVY, LHD 7 IWO JIMA, when he died in BAGRAM, AFGHANISTAN on July 8, 2009.
Their Story
The NAVY, LHD 7 IWO JIMA, sent Tate, Darren Ethan of CANYON, TX, then 21, ? AN ? to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
He did not survive OEF. The NAVY recorded his death on July 8, 2009 in BAGRAM, AFGHANISTAN.
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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Enduring Freedom. Date of death: July 8, 2009. Hometown: CANYON, TX.
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Tate, Darren Ethan 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.