Winston, Vincent Cortez Jr
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Verified From ST. LOUIS, MO, PV2 Winston, Vincent Cortez Jr served with the ARMY, COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 2D INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, and died on September 4, 2008 in 41R PR 933 074, AFGHANISTAN. He was 22. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Winston, Vincent Cortez Jr was 22 and from ST. LOUIS, MO when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 2D INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX as PV2. Operation Enduring Freedom would take his life.
On September 4, 2008, the ARMY lost PV2 Winston, Vincent Cortez Jr in 41R PR 933 074, AFGHANISTAN. He was 22. The ARMY recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
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.
ST. LOUIS, MO is where Winston, Vincent Cortez Jr came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
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Winston, Vincent Cortez Jr 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.
