Pedro, Brian Joseph

Brian Joseph Pedro was a 27-year-old sergeant from Rosamond, California. He served in the U.S. Army with the Forward Supply Company, 2nd Engineer Battalion, based out of White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. He was deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

According to the Department of Defense, Sergeant Pedro died on October 3, 2010, in Pol-e Khumri, the capital of Baghlan Province in northern Afghanistan. The official casualty report listed his death as the result of hostile enemy action. Specific details of the engagement were not publicly released by the military.

His death occurred during a period of intense fighting in Afghanistan. The U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was engaged in a major campaign to secure population centers and disrupt insurgent networks. Baghlan Province, where Pol-e Khumri is located, was a known transit and insurgent stronghold along a key highway linking Kabul to the north.

The Department of Defense announced his death on October 5, 2010. His family in Rosamond was notified. He was survived by his wife, parents, and siblings. A memorial service was held at White Sands Missile Range.

Sergeant Pedro is remembered on memorial walls at his home station and is listed among the war dead from Kern County, California. His name is inscribed on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the Kern Veterans Memorial.

Sergeant Brian Joseph Pedro 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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