With much sadness I must report the Department of Defense announced the deaths of the following personnel who were supporting Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.
Pvt. Brandon T. Pickering USA, 21, of Fort Thomas, Ky., died April 10 in Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire and a rocket propelled grenade in Wardak province, Afghanistan, April 8. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.
http://www.kypost.com/dpps/news/region_northern_kentucky/fort_thomas/Ft.-Thomas-soldier-fatally-shot-in-Afghanistan_6252726
Sgt. Brent M. Maher USA, 31, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, died April 11 in Paktia province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment, Iowa National Guard, Shenandoah, Iowa.
http://www.radioiowa.com/2011/04/12/iowa-soldier-killed-three-injured-in-explosion-in-afghanistan/
Sgt. Vorasack T. Xaysana USA, 30, of Westminster, Colo., died April 10 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of injuries sustained April 9 in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, Fort Hood, Texas.
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=13&articleid=20110413_11_A6_bAfgha45412
Our sincere condolences to the families and to all those who have lost a loved one to these conflicts.
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