Rodriguez, Daniel Anthony
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Verified U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Daniel Anthony Rodriguez, 28, of Baltimore, Maryland, was killed in a hostile incident in Bagram, Afghanistan, on July 18, 2012. He was assigned to the 110th Transportation Company, 548th Combat Sustainment Support
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Staff Sergeant Daniel Anthony Rodriguez was a soldier in the U.S. Army's 110th Transportation Company, a unit specializing in logistical support. His service included deployments to Afghanistan, the Philippines, and the Horn of Africa, according to the Department of Defense.
On July 18, 2012, Rodriguez died in Bagram, Afghanistan, the site of a major U.S. military base in Parwan province. The Department of Defense announced his death the following day, stating he was killed by enemy small arms fire.
His unit, part of the 548th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, was responsible for the critical movement of supplies and personnel. At the time of his death, the U.S. mission in Afghanistan, Operation Enduring Freedom, was in its eleventh year, focused on training Afghan forces and conducting counterinsurgency operations.
Rodriguez was 28 years old and a native of Baltimore, Maryland. He was posthumously promoted from the rank of Sergeant to Staff Sergeant. His death was recorded among the more than 2,300 U.S. military fatalities in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2014.
The war in which he served, Operation Enduring Freedom, concluded with the formal end of combat operations in December 2014. His death is documented by the U.S. government and independent conflict casualty trackers.
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Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan, concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
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