Schultz, Joseph William

Captain Joseph William Schultz was killed on May 29, 2011, in the Wardak province of Afghanistan. He was 36 years old. Schultz was serving with the U.S. Army's 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

According to the Department of Defense, his death was the result of hostile fire. The incident occurred in Wardak, a province south of Kabul that saw significant insurgent activity during the conflict. Schultz was a member of Company C, 3rd Battalion, of his Special Forces group.

Schultz was from Port Angeles, Washington, a coastal city on the Olympic Peninsula. He held the rank of captain at the time of his death. His unit, the 3rd Special Forces Group, had a primary area of operations in Central Asia and Africa.

Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan, began in October 2001. Captain Schultz's death came nearly a decade into the conflict, which formally concluded in December 2014. He is one of more than 2,300 U.S. service members who died during the operation.

No further details about the specific circumstances of the engagement that led to his death have been widely released by official sources. His name is recorded on memorials honoring those who died in the Afghanistan war.

Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S. military intervention in Afghanistan, began in 2001 and 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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