Watson, Franklin Namon
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Verified LCPL Watson, Franklin Namon, age 21, of VONORE, TN ? Reserve, MARINE CORPS, CO D, 4TH CEB, (2D CEB, II MEF FWD), 4TH MAR DIV, KNOXVILLE, TN, ? died on September 24, 2011 in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
LCPL Watson, Franklin Namon, 21 years old, grew up in VONORE, TN and served as Reserve in the MARINE CORPS with CO D, 4TH CEB, (2D CEB, II MEF FWD), 4TH MAR DIV, KNOXVILLE, TN during Operation Enduring Freedom.
September 24, 2011 ? Watson, Franklin Namon died in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2011.
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 MARINE CORPS 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
Watson, Franklin Namon 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.
