Walton, James Joseph
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Verified On June 21, 2008, the ARMY lost LTC Walton, James Joseph of ROCKVILLE, MD in KANDAHAR CITY, AFGHANISTAN. He was 41. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Walton, James Joseph was 41 and from ROCKVILLE, MD when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 1ST BRIGADE, 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION, FORT RILEY, KS as LTC. Operation Enduring Freedom would take his life.
Killed on June 21, 2008 in KANDAHAR CITY, AFGHANISTAN ? HOSTILE ?, Walton, James Joseph was one of the 2356 Americans the country lost in Operation Enduring Freedom.
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 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
Walton, James 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.
