West, Matthew J
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Verified SSG West, Matthew J, 36, a native of CONOVER, WI, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, 62ND EOD COMPANY/CJTF PALADIN SOUTH, during Operation Enduring Freedom on August 30, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.
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From CONOVER, WI, SSG West, Matthew J, serving with 62ND EOD COMPANY/CJTF PALADIN SOUTH, was 36 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
August 30, 2010 ? West, Matthew J died in IVO VILLAGE OF MORGHAN, AFGHANISTAN, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2010.
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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Enduring Freedom. Date of death: August 30, 2010. Hometown: CONOVER, WI.
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West, Matthew J 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.
