Soja, Marek Andrzej
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Verified Staff Sergeant Marek Andrzej Soja, 30, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was a U.S. Army Special Operations soldier assigned to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He died on June 12, 2013, in Manda Bay, Kenya.
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Staff Sergeant Marek Andrzej Soja was a soldier with the United States Army Special Operations Command, based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. According to the Department of Defense, his service included deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom to Afghanistan, the Philippines, and the Horn of Africa region.
On June 12, 2013, Soja died in Manda Bay, Kenya. The coastal base at Manda Bay is used by U.S. and Kenyan forces for counterterrorism operations in the region. The Department of Defense announced his death the same day, stating he was killed in action.
His death was reported in the context of U.S. military activities in East Africa, which were part of the broader Operation Enduring Freedom framework. The operation aimed to combat militant groups, including al-Shabaab, which was active in Somalia.
Soja was 30 years old at the time of his death. He was a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. No further operational details surrounding the incident that led to his death were publicly released by the Pentagon.
He is memorialized on military casualty lists from the conflict. Operation Enduring Freedom, which began in October 2001, concluded in December 2014.
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Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led campaign in which he 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.
