SFC David E. Metzger

26 October 2009, Afghanistan

Special Forces

A native of San Diego, California, Sergeant First Class David E. Metzger was killed on 26 October 2009 in Darreh-Ye Bum, Afghanistan, when the MH-47 Chinook helicopter he was aboard crashed during a combat operation.

Metzger enlisted in the Army as an Ammunition Specialist in September 1996. He graduated from the Special Forces Qualification Course in 2007 and was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

SFC Metzger was serving as a Communications Sergeant in 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group. He was supporting Operation ENDURING FREEDOM when he was killed.