Preach, Kevin Thomas

Kevin Thomas Preach was a 21-year-old from Bridgewater, Massachusetts, who enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He served as a Lance Corporal with the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, which was deployed as part of the ground combat element of the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force in Afghanistan. The unit was based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Preach died on February 7, 2009, in San Antonio, Texas. According to the Department of Defense, his death was the result of a hostile incident that occurred in Afghanistan. He was subsequently transported to the United States, where he was pronounced dead at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio.

Operation Enduring Freedom was the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan, launched in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. The mission initially focused on dismantling al-Qaeda and removing the Taliban from power, later shifting to counter-insurgency and stabilization operations. Preach's unit was part of a significant troop increase during a period of intense fighting in southern Afghanistan.

His death was reported by local and national news outlets, including The Boston Globe and the Department of Defense casualty announcements. The Marine Corps confirmed the circumstances as a hostile action in Afghanistan. He was survived by his family in Bridgewater.

Lance Cpl. Preach is memorialized on the Afghanistan War casualty lists and by veterans' organizations. His name appears on the Massachusetts Fallen Heroes memorial and the 'Wall of Remembrance' at the Massachusetts State House, honoring state residents who died in post-9/11 conflicts.

Lance Cpl. Kevin Preach 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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