Tom, Troy Orion
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Verified On August 19, 2009, the ARMY lost SGT Tom, Troy Orion of SHIPROCK, NM in ARGHANDAB, AFGHANISTAN. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The ARMY, 1-17 IN, 5/2ID SBCT, sent Tom, Troy Orion of SHIPROCK, NM, then 21, ? SGT ? to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
August 19, 2009 ? Tom, Troy Orion died in ARGHANDAB, AFGHANISTAN, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2009.
By the mid-period of OEF, the Taliban had rebuilt. IED attacks were climbing every year. Deaths were rising.
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.
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Tom, Troy Orion 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.
