Tompkins, Travis Martin
HHC, 4TH BRIGADE SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 4TH BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT POLK, LA, ARMY ? SSG Tompkins, Travis Martin (LAWTON, OK), age 31, ? died in LOGAR PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN on March 16, 2011. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SSG Tompkins, Travis Martin, from LAWTON, OK, at age 31, with HHC, 4TH BRIGADE SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 4TH BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT POLK, LA, he went to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa with the ARMY. He did not come home.
On March 16, 2011, the ARMY lost SSG Tompkins, Travis Martin in LOGAR PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN. He was 31. The ARMY recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
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 HHC, 4TH BRIGADE SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 4TH BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT POLK, LA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Enduring Freedom.
Explore Further
Tompkins, Travis Martin 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.