Rivera, Paul Andrew
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Verified U.S. Army Sergeant Paul Andrew Rivera, 26, of Round Rock, Texas, was killed in a hostile incident in Pul-e-Alam, Afghanistan, on October 22, 2011. He was assigned to the 527th Military Police Company.
Their Story
Sergeant Paul Andrew Rivera deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign that began in October 2001. He was a soldier with the 527th Military Police Company, which operated under Task Force Phoenix, a unit focused on training Afghan security forces.
On October 22, 2011, Rivera was in Pul-e-Alam, the capital of Logar province in eastern Afghanistan. The area was a known insurgent transit route between Pakistan and Kabul. According to U.S. Department of Defense records, he died from wounds sustained in a hostile incident involving an improvised explosive device.
His death occurred during the final years of Operation Enduring Freedom, following a U.S. troop surge and as a gradual drawdown of forces was underway. Insurgent attacks, including IED strikes, remained a persistent threat to coalition and Afghan forces throughout this period.
Rivera was 26 years old. He is memorialized alongside more than 2,300 other U.S. service members who died during Operation Enduring Freedom. The conflict formally concluded in December 2014.
Explore Further
Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S. war in Afghanistan, began in 2001 and 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.
