06/09/2026
on June 9, 2008, SPC Thomas F. Duncan III, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, as a result of gunshot wounds received during combat operations near Sinjar, Iraq.
"On 8 June 2008, SPC Duncan boarded a helicopter with three other Rangers en route to his final mission in support of another unit. While assaulting the target, the force received substantial small arms and machinegun fire, resulting in one of the assaulters becoming a casualty directly adjacent to the enemy-held compound.
After gathering additional fragmentary hand grenades from his three fellow Rangers, SPC Duncan left the safety of his overwatch position to rush forward through enemy fire where the casualty lay exposed. He then assisted in moving the casualty to cover while continuing to engage the enemy with both his weapon and hand grenades. SPC Duncan was mortally wounded while continuing to protect the casualty." ( IG page)
Sources: leadthewayfund.org, Op Hawkeye IG, https://arsof-history.org/; 2ndrangerbattalion IG page