Seabrooks, Andrew
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Verified Sgt. Andrew Seabrooks, 36, of Queens, New York, was a member of the New York Army National Guard's Troop A, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment. He was killed in action on June 21, 2008, in Kandahar City, Afghanistan.
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Andrew Seabrooks was a 36-year-old sergeant from Queens, New York, serving with the New York Army National Guard. He was assigned to Troop A, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, based in Geneva, New York. His unit was deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.
On June 21, 2008, Sgt. Seabrooks was killed in Kandahar City, a major urban center in southern Afghanistan. The Department of Defense announced his death, stating he died of wounds sustained from hostile fire. Specific details of the engagement were not publicly disclosed in initial reports.
Seabrooks was one of 2356 American service members who died during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign that began in October 2001. In 2008, Kandahar province was a focal point of intense combat operations against insurgent forces.
His death was reported by several news outlets, including The New York Times, which listed him among U.S. casualties from the state. The conflict in which he served, Operation Enduring Freedom, concluded in December 2014.
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Operation Enduring Freedom, the conflict in which Sgt. Seabrooks 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.
