Sitton, Matthew Steven
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Verified Staff Sergeant Matthew Steven Sitton, 26, of Largo, Florida, was a paratrooper with the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. He died in combat on August 2, 2012, in Zahary, Kandahar province, Afghanista
Their Story
Staff Sergeant Matthew S. Sitton was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. His unit deployed to southern Afghanistan in 2012 as part of the later stages of Operation Enduring Freedom, a period marked by intense counterinsurgency operations in rural districts.
According to military reports, Sitton was killed on August 2, 2012, during a dismounted patrol in the Zahary district of Kandahar province. The area was known for its complex terrain and persistent insurgent activity. His death occurred during a period of sustained combat operations following the U.S. troop surge and preceding a scheduled drawdown of forces.
Sitton, a native of Largo, Florida, was 26 years old. He had previously deployed to the Philippines and the Horn of Africa during his military service. The 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, known as the 'Fury from the Sky,' sustained multiple casualties during its 2012 deployment to Kandahar.
His death was recorded in the U.S. Department of Defense's casualty database on the day it occurred. Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, which began in October 2001, formally concluded in December 2014, transitioning to the follow-on mission Operation Freedom's Sentinel.
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Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led combat mission in Afghanistan, 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.
