Riley, Brian David Jr

Specialist Brian David Riley Jr. was killed in action on May 15, 2011, at Forward Operating Base Joyce in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, part of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. The battalion was deployed to eastern Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Riley was 24 years old. Public records and casualty lists indicate his hometown was Longwood, Florida. He was one of more than 2,300 U.S. service members who died during the Afghanistan War phase of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Forward Operating Base Joyce was a remote outpost in the volatile Pech River Valley region of Kunar Province. The area saw frequent combat operations against insurgent forces throughout the U.S. military's deployment there.

The circumstances of Riley's death were reported by the Department of Defense as a result of enemy action. No further specific details regarding the incident were released in official announcements from that date.

His death occurred in the tenth year of Operation Enduring Freedom, a conflict that began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. The operation formally concluded in December 2014, transitioning to a follow-on mission.

Specialist Riley's name is recorded on memorials honoring those who died in the war, including the Afghanistan War Memorial at Schofield Barracks and the national memorial in Washington, D.C.

Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan, concluded in December 2014 after 13 years of conflict. 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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