Schiller, Philip Channing Sipe

Specialist Philip Channing Sipe Schiller deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign that began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. He served with the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, a unit that had seen multiple rotations through southern Afghanistan's volatile Kandahar province.

In early 2012, Schiller's unit operated in Panjwai district, a rural area west of Kandahar city long considered a Taliban stronghold. The district was a focal point for insurgent activity and a key area of operations for coalition forces during the war's later years.

On April 11, 2012, Schiller was killed in Panjwai. The U.S. Department of Defense announced his death the following day, stating he died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. No other details of the incident were publicly released.

Schiller was 21 years old. A native of The Colony, Texas, he was posthumously promoted from Private First Class to Specialist. His death occurred during a period of intensified fighting in the region, as insurgents attempted to regain territory following the drawdown of the U.S. troop surge.

Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan formally concluded in December 2014, transitioning to the follow-on mission, Operation Freedom's Sentinel. Schiller was one of more than 2,300 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan during the conflict.

Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan, concluded in December 2014 after 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.

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