With much sadness I must report the Department of Defense announced today the deaths of the following brave Americans who were supporting Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.
1st Lt. Robert F. Welch III USA, 26, of Denton, Texas, died April 3 in Khost province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his base with indirect fire. He was assigned to the 201st Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Knox, Ky.
http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/040511-north-texas-soldier-killed-in-afghanistan
Sgt. Jorge A. Scatliffe USA, 32, of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, died April 3 in a non-combat related incident at Mosul, Iraq. He was assigned to the 27th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Lance Cpl. Harry Lew USMC, 21, of Santa Clara, Calif., died April 3 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/04/04/BAVD1IQ18K.DTL&tsp=1
Spc. Dennis C. Poulin USA, 26, of Cumberland, R.I., died March 31 in the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained on March 28 in Konar province, Afghanistan, from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, Massachusetts National Guard, Milford, Mass.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/04/02/mass_guardsman_killed_in_afghanistan/
Our sincere condolences to all who have lost loved ones to these conflicts.
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