Osman, Ergin Vedat

Ergin Vedat Osman was a 35-year-old Staff Sergeant from Jacksonville, North Carolina. He served on active duty with the U.S. Army, assigned to Company F (Pathfinder), 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

According to the Department of Defense, Osman died on May 26, 2011, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The official casualty report listed his death as the result of hostile action. No further specifics regarding the incident were publicly released by the military.

Osman's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. In 2011, the war was in its tenth year, with a significant concentration of U.S. forces engaged in intense counterinsurgency operations in the southern provinces, including Kandahar.

His death was announced by the Department of Defense. He was survived by his family in North Carolina. A local newspaper, The Daily News of Jacksonville, published a brief obituary noting his service.

Staff Sergeant Osman is memorialized on the Afghanistan War casualty lists maintained by the Department of Defense and on several online veterans' memorial sites. His unit, the 101st Aviation Regiment, continued its deployment in Afghanistan following his death.

Staff Sergeant Osman 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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