Walshe, Tyler Robert
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Verified At 21, SPC Walshe, Tyler Robert of SHASTA, CA was serving with the ARMY, C COMPANY 1-17 INFANTRY, 5-2ID SBCT, when he died in KANDAHAR AIRFIELD ROLE III, AFGHANISTAN on August 31, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
SPC Walshe, Tyler Robert, 21 years old, grew up in SHASTA, CA and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with C COMPANY 1-17 INFANTRY, 5-2ID SBCT during Operation Enduring Freedom.
He did not survive OEF. The ARMY recorded his death on August 31, 2009 in KANDAHAR AIRFIELD ROLE III, AFGHANISTAN, from HOSTILE.
By the mid-period of OEF, the Taliban had rebuilt. IED attacks were climbing every year. Deaths were rising.
The ARMY classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oef.
Explore Further
Walshe, Tyler Robert 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.
