Pfc Christopher A. Horns
Born: November 10, 2024 in Sumter, South Carolina
Died: October 22, 2024 in Kandahar, Afghanistan
Pfc. Christopher A. Horns, 20, of Colorado Springs, Colo., assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. He died Oct. 22, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. Chris enlisted in the Army in July 2010 and joined the 75th Ranger Regiment in March 2011. He served as an assistant machine gunner and automatic rifleman. He completed One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Ga., as an infantryman. After graduating from the Basic Airborne Course, he was assigned to the Ranger Assessment and Selection Program also at Fort Benning. Following graduation from Ranger Assessment and Selection Program, Horns was assigned to Co. C, where he served as an assistant machine gunner and automatic rifleman. His military education includes the Basic Airborne Course and the Ranger Assessment and Selection Program. His awards and decorations include the Parachutist Badge and the U.S. Army Expert Rifle Marksmanship Qualification Badge. He has also been awarded the National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and Army Service Ribbon. Horns will be posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, the Army Commendation Medal for Combat Service, the Army Commendation Medal for Peacetime Service, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal and the Combat Infantry Badge. This was his first overseas deployment.
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