Thode, James Earl
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Verified SFC Thode, James Earl, 45, a native of KIRTLAND, NM, died serving in the National Guard, ARMY, 118TH ENGINEER COMPANY, 1457TH ENGINEER BATTALION, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, during Operation Enduring Freedom on December 2, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The ARMY, 118TH ENGINEER COMPANY, 1457TH ENGINEER BATTALION, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, sent Thode, James Earl of KIRTLAND, NM, then 45, ? SFC ? to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
Killed on December 2, 2010 in SABARI DIST., KHOWST ? HOSTILE ?, Thode, James Earl was one of the 2356 Americans the country lost in Operation Enduring Freedom.
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 members of 118TH ENGINEER COMPANY, 1457TH ENGINEER BATTALION, SALT LAKE CITY, UT who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Enduring Freedom.
Explore Further
Thode, James Earl 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.
