{"id":45862,"date":"2019-07-13T07:36:34","date_gmt":"2019-07-13T07:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/07\/13\/service-member-killed-in-afghanistan\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T08:26:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:26:41","slug":"service-member-killed-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2019\/07\/13\/service-member-killed-in-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Service member killed in Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KABUL, Afghanistan &#8211; A U.S. service member was killed July 13, 2019, in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In accordance with U.S. Department of Defense policy, the name of the service member killed in action is being withheld until 24 hours after notification of next of kin is complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/2019\/07\/07\/afghanistan-remains-a-dangerous-place\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19183685307689.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Afghanistan remains a dangerous place<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The recent deaths of three more service members and two more contractors serve as a painful reminder that while much of the nation might have forgotten, Afghanistan remains a deadly place for the men and women who serve there.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the 12th service member to have paid the ultimate price this year in Afghanistan. Of the previous 11 troops, nine died in combat, and two in non-combat incidents. There were also two civilian contractors working with the military killed recently as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Sgt. 1st Class Elliott J. Robbins <\/b>died June 30, 2019, Serving During Operation Freedom\u2019s Sentinel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2019\/07\/01\/10th-group-green-beret-dies-from-non-combat-incident-in-helmand\/\" target=_blank>Robbins<\/a>, 31, of Ogden, Utah, died June 30, 2019, from non-combat related injuries in Afghanistan. The cause of death was not released an an investigation was ongoing. Robbins was assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group soldier out of Fort Carson, Colorado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Sgt. James G. Johnston <\/b>died June 25, 2019, Serving During Operation Freedom\u2019s Sentinel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2019\/06\/27\/pentagon-ids-two-soldiers-who-died-in-afghanistan\/\" target=_blank>Johnston<\/a>, 24, of Trumansburg, New York, died June 25, 2019, due to injuries sustained by small arms fire in Afghanistan. Master Sgt. Michael Riley was also killed in the incident. Johnston was was assigned to the 79th Ordnance Battalion, 71st Ordnance Group at Fort Hood, Texas. Johnston enlisted in 2013 and received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Master Sgt. Michael B. Riley <\/b>died June 25, 2019, Serving During Operation Freedom\u2019s Sentinel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2019\/06\/27\/pentagon-ids-two-soldiers-who-died-in-afghanistan\/\" target=_blank>Riley<\/a>, 32, of Heilbronn, Germany, died June 25, 2019, from injuries sustained by small arms fire in Afghanistan. Sgt. James Johnston was also killed in the incident. Riley was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group at Fort Carson, Colorado. Riley\u2019s awards include the Bronze Star and the Meritorious Service Medal. He first joined the Army in 2006.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Spc. Miguel Holmes <\/b>died May 6, 2019, Serving During Operation Freedom\u2019s Sentinel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2019\/05\/08\/dod-identifies-soldier-who-died-in-non-combat-incident-in-afghanistan\/\" target=_blank>Holmes<\/a>, 22, of Hinesville, Georgia, died May 6, 2019, of wounds suffered in a non-combat incident in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Holmes was assigned to 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team out of Savannah, Georgia. The cause of death is under investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Cpl. Robert Hendriks <\/b>died April 8, 2019, Serving During Operation Freedom\u2019s Sentinel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/2019\/04\/10\/dod-identifies-three-marines-killed-in-bagram-blast\/\" target=_blank>Hendriks<\/a>, 25, of Locust Valley, New York, was killed in a bombing April 8, 2019, in Parwan province, Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Sgt. Benjamin Hines <\/b>died April 8, 2019, Serving During Operation Freedom\u2019s Sentinel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/2019\/04\/10\/dod-identifies-three-marines-killed-in-bagram-blast\/\" target=_blank>Hines<\/a>, 31, of York, Pennsylvania, was killed in a bombing April 8, 2019, in Parwan province, Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Staff Sgt. Christopher Slutman <\/b>died April 8, 2019, Serving During Operation Freedom\u2019s Sentinel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/2019\/04\/10\/dod-identifies-three-marines-killed-in-bagram-blast\/\" target=_blank>Slutman<\/a>, 43, of Newark, Delaware, died in a bombing April 8, 2019, in Parwan province Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Spc. Joseph P. Collette <\/b>died March 22, 2019, Serving During Operation Freedom\u2019s Sentinel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2019\/03\/23\/pentagon-identifies-two-fort-carson-soldiers-killed-in-afghanistan\/\" target=_blank>Collette<\/a>, 29, of Lancaster, Ohio, died from wounds sustained in combat operations in Kunduz province, Afghanistan, on March 22, 2019. Sgt. 1st Class Will D. Lindsay was also killed in the incident. Collette was assigned to the 242nd Ordnance Battalion, 71st Explosive Ordnance Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Sgt. 1st Class Will D. Lindsay <\/b>died March 22, 2019, Serving During Operation Freedom\u2019s Sentinel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2019\/03\/23\/pentagon-identifies-two-fort-carson-soldiers-killed-in-afghanistan\/\" target=_blank>Lindsay<\/a>, 33, of Cortez, Colorado, died from wounds sustained in combat operations in Kunduz province, Afghanistan, on March 22, 2019. Spc. Joseph P. Collette was also killed in the incident. Lindsay was assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Sgt. 1st Class Joshua \u2018Zach\u2019 Beale <\/b>died Jan. 22, 2019, Serving During Operation Freedom\u2019s Sentinel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2019\/01\/23\/pentagon-identifies-army-green-beret-killed-in-afghanistan\/\" target=_blank>Beale<\/a>, 32, of Carrollton, Virginia, died Jan. 22 of wounds sustained from small arms fire in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. Beale was assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group, out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Sgt. Cameron Meddock <\/b>died Jan. 17, 2019, Serving During Operation Freedom\u2019s Sentinel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2019\/01\/18\/army-ranger-wounded-in-afghanistan-dies-of-wounds\/\" target=_blank>Meddock<\/a>, 26, of Spearman, Texas, died Jan. 17 in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained from small-arms fire Jan. 13 in Badghis Province, Afghanistan. Meddock was an Army Ranger serving with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. \u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since October 2001, when the U.S. launched Operation Enduring Freedom in response to the attacks of 9\/11, more than 2,400 U.S. troops have perished.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the 12th service member to have paid the ultimate price this year in Afghanistan. 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