With great sadness I must report the Department of Defense announced the deaths of the following brave Americans who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. A terrible price this day.
Capt. Charles E. Ridgley Jr. USA, 40, of Baltimore, Md. He was assigned to the 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska;
Sgt. 1st Class Charles L. Adkins USA, 36, of Sandusky, Ohio;
Staff Sgt. Cynthia R. Taylor USA, 39, of Columbus, Ga.;
Sgt. Linda L. Pierre USA, 28, Immokalee, Fla.;
Spc. Joseph B. Cemper USA, 21, Warrensburg, Mo.
They were assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
They died April 16, at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked them with multiple grenades.
In a separate incident the same day in Nimroz province, Afghanistan
Spc. Paul J. Atim USA, 27, of Green Bay, Wis.;
Spc. Charles J. Wren USA, 25, of Beeville, Texas;
Pfc. Joel A. Ramirez USA, 22, of Waxahachie, Texas.
died of wounds suffered April 16, 2011 when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Our sincere condolences to the families and to all those who have lost a loved one to these conflicts.
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