Ball, Scott Rowen
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Verified Master Sergeant Scott Rowen Ball, 38, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, was a U.S. Army National Guard soldier killed at Forward Operating Base Naray, Afghanistan, on August 27, 2007.
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Master Sergeant Scott Rowen Ball was a 38-year-old soldier from Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He served with the U.S. Army National Guard's Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 55th Brigade, based in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
According to U.S. Department of Defense records, Ball died on August 27, 2007, at Forward Operating Base Naray in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. The official casualty report lists his death as the result of hostile fire, which was reported by military sources as indirect fire impacting the base.
Ball was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. In 2007, the year of his death, U.S. and NATO forces were engaged in significant combat operations against Taliban and other insurgent forces, particularly in the volatile eastern provinces along the border with Pakistan.
Following his death, the Pennsylvania National Guard confirmed the loss. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart. His funeral was held in his hometown of Carlisle.
Ball was remembered by his unit and community as a dedicated non-commissioned officer. His name is inscribed on the Pennsylvania National Guard Memorial at Fort Indiantown Gap and on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the Pennsylvania Military Museum.
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Master Sergeant Scott Ball was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (2001–2014). 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.
