Pratt, Dennis Joseph

Dennis Joseph Pratt was a 34-year-old specialist from Duncan, Oklahoma, serving with the U.S. Army's 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. Before his deployment to Afghanistan, his service reportedly included assignments in the Philippines and the Horn of Africa.

On July 20, 2009, Specialist Pratt was killed in the Maydan Shahr District of Wardak Province, Afghanistan. According to the Department of Defense, his death was the result of hostile fire. He was one of two soldiers from his unit killed in the same incident.

Pratt died during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. In 2009, the conflict was marked by a significant increase in U.S. troop levels and intense fighting in provinces like Wardak, south of Kabul, as part of counterinsurgency operations.

His death was reported by national and local news outlets. The Duncan Banner noted his passing, and he is listed on the Oklahoma Military Memorial. The Army posthumously awarded him the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart.

Specialist Pratt is remembered on memorials in his home state and nationally. His name appears on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the University of Oklahoma and is inscribed on Panel 23W, Line 111 of the Afghanistan Conflict Memorial Wall at the National Infantry Museum.

Dennis Pratt 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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