Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 7 January, 2011
Unit: 86th Signal Battalion
Hometown: Nampa, Idaho
Pfc. Robert J. Near, 21, of Nampa, Idaho, died Jan. 7 at Kandahar, Afghanistan, while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. He was assigned to the 86th Signal Battalion, Fort Huachuca, Ariz.
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COST OF THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN
Casuality Status as of January 30th, 2025. https://www.defense.gov/casualty.pdf
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM (casualties that occurred between Oct. 7, 2001, and Dec. 31, 2014, in Afghanistan and elsewhere) : 2,354
OPERATION FREEDOM’S SENTINEL (casualties that occurred in Afghanistan after Dec. 31, 2014) : 111
