Miller, Cale Clyde
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Verified Pfc. Cale Clyde Miller, 23, of Overland Park, Kansas, was a U.S. Army infantryman. He was killed in a hostile incident in Maiwand, Afghanistan, on May 24, 2012.
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Cale Clyde Miller was a 23-year-old from Overland Park, Kansas. He served as a Private First Class with Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, part of the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. His unit deployed to Afghanistan in late 2011.
On May 24, 2012, Miller was killed in Maiwand District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, his death was the result of hostile enemy action. Specific details of the engagement were not publicly released by the military.
Miller's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. In 2012, the war was in its eleventh year, with U.S. and allied forces heavily engaged in southern provinces like Kandahar against Taliban and other insurgent forces.
Miller's death was reported by several news outlets, including The Kansas City Star, which noted he was the second soldier from the Kansas City area to die in Afghanistan within a week. He was survived by his parents and siblings.
Pfc. Cale C. Miller is memorialized on the Afghanistan War casualty lists maintained by the Department of Defense and on several online veterans' memorials. He was one of 2356 American service members who died during Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Pfc. Miller 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.
