Singer, Christopher Greg
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Verified Corporal Christopher Greg Singer, 23, of Temecula, California, was a U.S. Marine with 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division. He died in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 21, 2012.
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Corporal Christopher Greg Singer was a combat engineer serving with the 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, based out of Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California. His unit was deployed to Helmand province in southern Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led mission that began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks.
In early 2012, Helmand remained a center of intense combat operations. The province was a stronghold for Taliban insurgents and a major hub for opium production, making it a focal point for U.S. and allied forces attempting to secure population centers and train Afghan security forces. Singer's battalion was engaged in route clearance and counter-IED operations, among the most dangerous duties of the war.
According to U.S. Department of Defense records, Corporal Singer died on January 21, 2012, from wounds sustained during hostile action. The specific incident was not detailed in initial releases, but his death was part of a period of sustained violence in the region. January 2012 saw several other U.S. military fatalities in Afghanistan, primarily in the volatile south and east.
Corporal Singer was 23 years old. He was from Temecula, a city in Riverside County, California. Prior to his deployment to Afghanistan, he had reportedly served on Marine deployments to the Philippines and the Horn of Africa.
His death occurred during the final years of Operation Enduring Freedom, as U.S. forces began a drawdown ahead of the formal conclusion of combat operations in December 2014. The conflict in Helmand province continued for years after his death, with Afghan forces assuming full security responsibility following the U.S. and NATO withdrawal.
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Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan, concluded its combat mission in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
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