Mora, Conrad Adrian
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Verified Staff Sergeant Conrad Adrian Mora, 24, of San Diego, California, was a U.S. Army artilleryman. He died in Qalat, Afghanistan, on July 24, 2010, from hostile action.
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Staff Sergeant Conrad Adrian Mora was a 24-year-old soldier from San Diego, California. He served with Battery C, 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, part of the 17th Fires Brigade based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, Mora died on July 24, 2010, in Qalat, the capital of Zabul province in southern Afghanistan. The official cause was listed as hostile fire, though specific details of the engagement were not widely released in public reporting.
Mora's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. In late 2009, a troop surge was ordered, increasing U.S. forces to over 100,000 personnel. The summer of 2010 saw intense fighting, particularly in southern provinces like Zabul, as international forces conducted major clearing operations against Taliban insurgents.
Mora was one of at least 55 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan in July 2010, one of the deadliest months of the war for American forces. His death was recorded by the Department of Defense and noted in media summaries of monthly casualties.
He is listed on the Afghanistan War Memorial at Joint Base Lewis-McChord and is remembered on online memorials for fallen service members. His unit, the 17th Fires Brigade, completed its deployment later in 2010.
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Staff Sergeant Conrad Adrian Mora 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.
