U.S Army Sergeant, Robert Pharris

Robert Pharris

U.S Army Sergeant 1st Class, Robert Pharris, aged 48, was killed on 5th January 2011 in Nangarhar province. He died from wounds received from the blast of a roadside bomb.

Sgt. Pharris, of the Missouri Army National Guard, was serving as an agriculture specialist with the Missouri Agri-Business Development Team IV and was working as a liaison officer to 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry at the time of the incident.

He re-joined the Army after an 11-year break. He had served 14 years previously in the Army after enlisting in 1981.