Vasquez, Gary Joseph
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Verified At 33, SFC Vasquez, Gary Joseph of ROUND LAKE, IL was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 7TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP, FORT BRAGG, NC, when he died in YAKHCHAL, AFGHANISTAN on September 29, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Vasquez, Gary Joseph was 33 and from ROUND LAKE, IL when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 7TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP, FORT BRAGG, NC as SFC. Operation Enduring Freedom would take his life.
September 29, 2008 ? Vasquez, Gary Joseph died in YAKHCHAL, AFGHANISTAN, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2008.
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.
The members of COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 7TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP, FORT BRAGG, NC who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Enduring Freedom.
Explore Further
Vasquez, Gary Joseph 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.
