Thomas, Matthew Bradford
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Verified On June 20, 2012, the ARMY lost SFC Thomas, Matthew Bradford of TRAVELERS REST, SC in KHOWST CITY, AFGHANISTAN. He was 30. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
SFC Thomas, Matthew Bradford, 30 years old, grew up in TRAVELERS REST, SC and served as National Guard in the ARMY with 133RD MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, 51ST MILITARY POLICE BATTALION, 59TH TROOP COMMAND, FLORENCE, SC during Operation Enduring Freedom.
Killed on June 20, 2012 in KHOWST CITY, AFGHANISTAN ? HOSTILE ?, Thomas, Matthew Bradford 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 ARMY 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
Thomas, Matthew Bradford 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.
