Rivers, Daquane Demetris
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Verified U.S. Army Specialist Daquane Demetris Rivers, 21, of Marianna, Florida, was killed in action on March 14, 2012, at Forward Operating Base Orgun-E, Afghanistan. He served with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry
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Daquane Demetris Rivers was a 21-year-old soldier from Marianna, a small city in the Florida Panhandle. He served as a Specialist in the U.S. Army, assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, part of the 172nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team based in Grafenwoehr, Germany. His unit was deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
On March 14, 2012, Rivers was stationed at Forward Operating Base Orgun-E in Paktika province, southeastern Afghanistan. The base, near the border with Pakistan, was a frequent target for insurgent attacks, including rocket and mortar fire.
According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty announcements, Specialist Rivers was killed in action that day. The official release listed his death as the result of enemy small-arms fire. No further details of the incident were disclosed in the initial notification.
Rivers was one of 310 American service members killed in Afghanistan in 2012, a year that saw sustained combat operations before the major drawdown of U.S. forces. His death was reported by several military news outlets and local Florida newspapers, which noted his hometown.
He is memorialized on the Afghanistan War casualty rolls maintained by the Pentagon and by private veterans' organizations. Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led combat mission in Afghanistan, formally concluded in December 2014.
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Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan, concluded in December 2014 after over 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.
