Tate, Sheldon Leon

Also known as: SSG, COMPANY E, 782ND BRIGADE SUPPORT BATTALION, 4TH BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT BRAGG, NC

Combatant

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DiedJuly 13, 2010

Age27 years old

Location of DeathKANDAHAR CITY, AFGHANISTAN

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Enduring Freedom

On July 13, 2010, the ARMY lost SSG Tate, Sheldon Leon of HINESVILLE, GA in KANDAHAR CITY, AFGHANISTAN. He was 27. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

The ARMY, COMPANY E, 782ND BRIGADE SUPPORT BATTALION, 4TH BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT BRAGG, NC, sent Tate, Sheldon Leon of HINESVILLE, GA, then 27, ? SSG ? to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.

July 13, 2010 ? Tate, Sheldon Leon died in KANDAHAR CITY, AFGHANISTAN, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2010.

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.

HINESVILLE, GA is where Tate, Sheldon Leon came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

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Explore Further

Tate, Sheldon Leon 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.

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