Whipple, Blake Daniel
In KHOGANI DIST, AFGHANISTAN on November 5, 2010, the ARMY lost SPC Whipple, Blake Daniel of WILLIAMSVILLE, NY, 21, serving with 693RD EN COMPANY, 7TH EN BN, 10TH SUSTAINMENT BDE, FORT DRUM, NY. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From WILLIAMSVILLE, NY, SPC Whipple, Blake Daniel, serving with 693RD EN COMPANY, 7TH EN BN, 10TH SUSTAINMENT BDE, FORT DRUM, NY, was 21 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
On November 5, 2010, the ARMY lost SPC Whipple, Blake Daniel in KHOGANI DIST, AFGHANISTAN. He was 21. The ARMY recorded the cause as 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.
WILLIAMSVILLE, NY is where Whipple, Blake Daniel came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Whipple, Blake Daniel 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.