Moses, Sonny Jade

Sergeant Sonny Jade Moses was a 22-year-old soldier from Koror, Palau, serving with the U.S. Army. He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, part of the 101st Airborne Division based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, Sergeant Moses died on April 18, 2011, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany. He had been medically evacuated from Afghanistan after being wounded in a hostile incident, the specific details of which were not publicly released by the military. His death was recorded as occurring in a non-combat zone due to the location of the medical facility.

Moses was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. In 2011, the conflict was in its tenth year, with U.S. and coalition forces engaged in counterinsurgency operations and training Afghan national security forces.

The Army announced his death in a press release on April 20, 2011. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of Sergeant. His remains were returned to his family in Palau, a Pacific island nation in free association with the United States.

Sergeant Moses is memorialized on the 101st Airborne Division memorial at Fort Campbell and on online veterans' remembrance pages. His service is recognized by both the U.S. military and the Republic of Palau.

Sergeant Sonny Jade Moses 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.

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