Rookey, Kyle Robert

Kyle Robert Rookey was a 23-year-old soldier from Oswego, New York. He served as a Specialist in the U.S. Army, assigned to Company B, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, part of the 4th Brigade Combat Team out of Fort Carson, Colorado. His military service included deployments to the Philippines and the Horn of Africa before his assignment to Afghanistan.

Rookey was killed in action on September 2, 2012, in Jalalabad, the capital of Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province. At the time, the province was a significant area of operations for U.S. and coalition forces. The city of Jalalabad housed a major coalition airfield and was a key logistical hub.

His death occurred during the final phase of Operation Enduring Freedom, following the U.S. troop surge and as a drawdown of forces was underway. The period was marked by sustained insurgent activity, including attacks on military installations and convoys in eastern Afghanistan.

Rookey was one of at least four U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan on that date, according to Department of Defense casualty releases. The specific circumstances of the incident that led to his death were not detailed in public announcements.

He was 23 years old. The conflict in which he served, Operation Enduring Freedom, formally concluded in December 2014.

Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led combat mission in Afghanistan, 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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