Santos, Timothy George Jr

First Lieutenant Timothy George Santos Jr. was a U.S. Army officer assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, part of the 1st Armored Division's Combat Aviation Brigade at Fort Bliss, Texas. His service included deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign that began in Afghanistan in October 2001.

According to the U.S. Department of Defense, Santos died on August 18, 2013, in El Paso, Texas. The location of his death, within the United States, indicates he was not killed in a combat zone overseas at that time. Official records list his death as occurring during Operation Enduring Freedom, which encompassed operations beyond Afghanistan, including in the Philippines and the Horn of Africa.

The final years of Operation Enduring Freedom saw a reduction, or drawdown, of U.S. forces from major combat operations in Afghanistan. Service members like Santos continued to support the mission from stateside posts and through training deployments. The circumstances of his death, as recorded by the Army, are connected to his service in the ongoing conflict.

Santos was 29 years old at the time of his death. He is memorialized on the website of the Defense Department's Casualty Affairs office and by private veteran memorial groups. Operation Enduring Freedom formally concluded in December 2014.

Operation Enduring Freedom, the conflict in which he served, 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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