Van Aalten, Alexander
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Verified SGT Van Aalten, Alexander, age 21, of MONTEREY, TN ? Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 508TH INFANTRY, FORT BRAGG, NC, ? died on April 20, 2007 in SANGIN, AFGHANISTAN. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Van Aalten, Alexander was 21 and from MONTEREY, TN when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 508TH INFANTRY, FORT BRAGG, NC as SGT. Operation Enduring Freedom would take his life.
On April 20, 2007, he died in SANGIN, AFGHANISTAN ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
Operation Enduring Freedom began October 7, 2001 ? twenty-six days after September 11. It lasted 13 years, the longest armed conflict in US history, ending December 28, 2014. 2,356 Americans were killed across Afghanistan, the Philippines, and the Horn of Africa.
MONTEREY, TN is where Van Aalten, Alexander came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Van Aalten, Alexander 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.
