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Aaron Anson von Ehlinger (born May 7, 1982) is a candidate for the Idaho State House of Representatives, District 6, seat A, and is also an American veteran of the War in Afghanistan. He is a former United States Army Airborne and Air Assault qualified Infantryman who was deployed in support of the initial Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force (CJSOTF) mission to invade Afghanistan and destroy Al Qaeda and the Taliban in 2001-2002. Von Ehlinger was attached to the Combined Joint Task Force Mountain as a member of Task Force Rakkasan. He was initially deployed to Afghanistan with the first conventional, and highest-rated United States Army Infantry battalion in the Global War On Terrorism (GWOT), the 1st Battalion 187th Infantry Regiment (Rakkasans). Von Ehlinger left the U.S. Army due to multiple service related injuries in June of 2003.
Aaron von Ehlinger | |
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Born | May 7th, 1982 Orofino, Idaho |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 2000–2003 |
Rank | Corporal |
Unit | 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division |
Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
Alma mater | University of Alabama (BA) |