MILITARY CASUALTIES AFGHANISTAN 04/28/2011-04/29/2011

With much sadness I must report the Department of Defense announced the deaths of the following brave Americans who were supporting Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.

   Sgt. Matthew D. Hermanson USA, 22, of Appleton, Wis., died April 28, in Wardak province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La. 

http://gazettextra.com/news/2011/may/03/soldier-elkhorn-ties-killed-afghanistan/

    Pfc. Jonathan M. Villanueva USA, 19, of Jacksonville, Fla., died April 27, in Wardak province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La. 

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/article/202542/3/Family-of-Southside-Soldier-Killed-Bin-Laden-Was-Evil

Spc. Preston J. Dennis USA, 23, of Redding, Calif., died April 28 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.  He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

http://www.redding.com/news/2011/apr/30/local-soldier-killed-in-action/

Pfc. Robert M. Friese USA, 21, of Chesterfield, Mich., died April 29 in Al Qadisiyah province, Iraq, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with a rocket propelled grenade.  He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g2nDoQEoGrlKOXl_GQ8ENtBvZ3mg?docId=ca3372a291ce4c0a950cbcf277007b24

Sgt. Adam D. Craig USA, 23, of Cherokee, Iowa, died March 4 at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., of a non-combat related illness.  He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Sioux City, Iowa.          

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

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