Perez, Sergio Eduardo
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Verified Sergio Eduardo Perez was a 21-year-old U.S. Army Specialist from Crown Point, Indiana, serving with the 713th Engineer Company. He was killed in a hostile incident in Jannan, Afghanistan, on July 16, 2012.
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Sergio Eduardo Perez was a Specialist in the United States Army from Crown Point, Indiana. He was assigned to the 713th Engineer Company (Sapper), 113th Engineer Battalion, 81st Troop Command, an Indiana Army National Guard unit based in Valparaiso.
On July 16, 2012, Perez was killed in Jannan, a village in the Maiwand district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan. According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, his death was the result of a hostile incident. The specific details of the engagement were not widely reported in public releases.
Perez died during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By 2012, the conflict was in a phase characterized by a surge of U.S. forces and a focus on counterinsurgency operations in southern provinces like Kandahar, where improvised explosive devices and direct fire engagements were common threats.
The Indiana National Guard publicly confirmed Perez's death. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart. His funeral was held at St. Mary Catholic Church in Crown Point, where he was remembered by family, fellow soldiers, and community members.
Perez is memorialized on the Indiana Fallen Heroes website and at the Indiana War Memorials. His name is included on the National Guard Memorial in Washington, D.C., and the 713th Engineer Company later conducted training events in his honor.
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Sergio Perez 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.
