Newman, Eric Colby

Eric Colby Newman grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi. He was a sergeant in the U.S. Army, serving with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

On October 14, 2010, Sergeant Newman was killed in Akatzai Kalay, a village in the volatile Zhari District of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. The Department of Defense stated his death was the result of hostile action, though the specific combat incident was not detailed in public releases.

Newman's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. In late 2010, the conflict was marked by a significant troop surge and intense counterinsurgency operations, particularly in southern provinces like Kandahar.

He was one of two American soldiers killed in Afghanistan that day. According to a casualty list maintained by The Washington Post, his death brought the total number of U.S. service members killed in the conflict to at least 1,324 at that point in 2010.

Sergeant Newman is memorialized on the Afghanistan War casualty lists and by his unit. He was one of 2,356 American service members who died during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Sgt. Eric Newman 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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