Voakes, Robert Lee Jr
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Verified At 21, SPC Voakes, Robert Lee Jr of LANSE, MI was serving with the ARMY, 164TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, 793RD MP BN, 3RD MEB, RICHARDSON, AK, when he died in FOB FENTY, AFGHANISTAN on June 4, 2011. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SPC Voakes, Robert Lee Jr, from LANSE, MI, at age 21, with 164TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, 793RD MP BN, 3RD MEB, RICHARDSON, AK, he went to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa with the ARMY. He did not come home.
He did not survive OEF. The ARMY recorded his death on June 4, 2011 in FOB FENTY, AFGHANISTAN, from 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 164TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, 793RD MP BN, 3RD MEB, RICHARDSON, AK who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Enduring Freedom.
Explore Further
Voakes, Robert Lee Jr 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.
