MILITARY CASUALTIES - IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN 04/22/2011-04/23/2011

  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.

The following Marines died April 23 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan:

            Sgt. Sean T. Callahan USMC, 23, of Warrenton, Va.

            Lance Cpl. Dominic J. Ciaramitaro USMC, 19, of South Lyon, Mich.

            They were assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

 Chief Warrant Officer USA, Terry L. Varnadore II, 29, of  Hendersonville, N.C. died April 23 in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his helicopter went down due to an undetermined cause. 

http://www.newzjunky.com/news/0426drum_death.htm

This accident is under investigation.  He was assigned to the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

 Staff Sgt. James, A. Justice USA, 32, of Grimes, Iowa died April 23 at Kapisa province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to 1st  Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, Le Mars, Iowa.

http://www.radioiowa.com/2011/04/24/iowa-soldier-dies-on-rescue-mission-in-afghanistan/

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        1st Lt. Omar J. Vazquez USA, 25, of Hamilton, N.J.;

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/04/24/2011-04-24_nj_soldier_killed_by_bomb_in_iraq.html

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/04/hamilton_soldier_is_killed_by.html

        Pfc. Antonio G. Stiggins USA, 25, of Rio Rancho, N.M.

http://www.kvia.com/news/27656063/detail.html

They died of wounds suffered April 22, in Numaniyah, Iraq when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.

Sgt. John P. Castro USA, 25, of  Andrews, Texas died April 22 at Paktika province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by small arms fire.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/7535343.html

He was assigned to1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.           

Our sincere condolences to the families and to all those who have lost a loved one to these conflicts. 

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