Vazquez, Richard Lee
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Verified On November 13, 2013, the ARMY lost SSG Vazquez, Richard Lee of SEGUIN, TX in LAKANAI VILLAGE PANJWAI, AFGHANISTAN. He was 28. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Vazquez, Richard Lee of SEGUIN, TX, 28 years old, served in the ARMY with COMPANY B, 3RD BATTALION, 7TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP (AIRBORNE), EGLIN AFB, FL at the rank of SSG ? one of the Americans deployed to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
On November 13, 2013, the ARMY lost SSG Vazquez, Richard Lee in LAKANAI VILLAGE PANJWAI, AFGHANISTAN. He was 28. The ARMY recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
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.
SEGUIN, TX is where Vazquez, Richard Lee came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
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Vazquez, Richard Lee 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.
