Name: Beaver Island community receives a combat update from Brett Maudrie, 2011
Start: 2011-04-06
End: 2011-04-15
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Dates: 2011-04-06 – 2011-04-15
Kind: Military service
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: militaryfamilycommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

In April 2011, Beaver Island forum participants shared an update attributed to Brett Maudrie about combat in Afghanistan and reported that he expected to return to the United States soon. The thread prompted community messages of support and linked outside television coverage.

Evidence limits

This is a forum-preserved first-person and community account, not a military record. The archive does not independently verify the operational details, casualty figures, or subsequent travel date.

Sources

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Sources

Beaver Island Forum, "Brett Maudrie- Alive and Well," April 6–7, 2011.
The forum relayed comments attributed to Maudrie about an intense Afghanistan firefight, casualties, and his expected departure for the United States nine days later; it also linked an ABC News report about a related battle. The forum preserves community and first-person reporting, not military records or an independent confirmation of every operational detail.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island community receives a combat update from Brett Maudrie, 2011”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-brett-maudrie-afghanistan-firefight-2011/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, "Brett Maudrie- Alive and Well," April 6–7, 2011..

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