With much
sadness I must report the Department of Defense announced the deaths of the
following brave Americans who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Sgt. Christopher J. Birdwell, USA, 25, of Windsor, Colo., and
Spc. Mabry J. Anders, USA, 21, of Baker City, Ore.
Sgt. Louis R. Torres, USA, 23, of Oberlin, Ohio, died Aug. 22, in San Antonio, Texas, of wounds suffered when he encountered an enemy improvised explosive device, Aug. 6, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Torres was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. For more information contact the I Corps public affairs office at 253-477-3048 or 253-370-9861.
Sgt. David V. Williams, USA, 24, of Frederick, Md., died Aug. 18, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. For more information the media may contact the I Corps public affairs office at 253-477-3048 or 253-370-9861.
http://www.wjla.com/articles/2012/08/sgt-david-v-williams-dies-in-afghanistan--79051.html
Sgt. 1st Class Coater B. Debose, USA, 55, of State Line, Miss., died Aug. 19 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Debose was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 351st Infantry Regiment, 158th Infantry Brigade, 1st Army Division East, Camp Shelby, Miss. For more information contact the 1st Army Division East Public Affairs, Fort Meade, Md., at 301-833-8457 or 240-678-6296.
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Staff Sgt. Gregory T. Copes, USMC, 36, of Lynch Station, Va.,
Sgt. Christopher J. Birdwell, USA, 25, of Windsor, Colo., and
Spc. Mabry J. Anders, USA, 21, of Baker City, Ore.
died Aug. 27, in Kalagush,
Afghanistan, of injuries suffered from enemy, small arms fire. They were
assigned to the 4th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo. For more information related to this
release, media may contact the Fort Carson public affairs office during normal
business hours at 719-526-7525 or 719-526-4143; after normal business hours,
call 719-526-5500.
Staff Sgt. Jessica M.
Wing, USA, 42, of Alexandria, Va., died Aug. 27, in Kuwait City, Kuwait in a
non-combat related incident. She was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 126th
Aviation Regiment, Bangor, Maine. For more information related to this
release, media may contact the Maine Army National Guard public affairs office
at 207-626-4390.
Pfc. Patricia L. Horne, USA,
20, of Greenwood, Miss., died Aug. 24 in Bagram, Afghanistan. She was
assigned to the 96th Aviation Support Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade,
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky. For more information
please contact Fort Campbell/101st Airborne public affairs office at
270-798-3025. Updates to follow…
Sgt. Louis R. Torres, USA, 23, of Oberlin, Ohio, died Aug. 22, in San Antonio, Texas, of wounds suffered when he encountered an enemy improvised explosive device, Aug. 6, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Torres was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. For more information contact the I Corps public affairs office at 253-477-3048 or 253-370-9861.
Sgt. David V. Williams, USA, 24, of Frederick, Md., died Aug. 18, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. For more information the media may contact the I Corps public affairs office at 253-477-3048 or 253-370-9861.
http://www.wjla.com/articles/2012/08/sgt-david-v-williams-dies-in-afghanistan--79051.html
Sgt. 1st Class Coater B. Debose, USA, 55, of State Line, Miss., died Aug. 19 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Debose was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 351st Infantry Regiment, 158th Infantry Brigade, 1st Army Division East, Camp Shelby, Miss. For more information contact the 1st Army Division East Public Affairs, Fort Meade, Md., at 301-833-8457 or 240-678-6296.
http://www.wdam.com/story/19331420/mississippi-soldier-from-state-line-dies-in-afghanistan
Staff Sgt. Gregory T. Copes, USMC, 36, of Lynch Station, Va.,
Hospital Corpsman Petty
Officer 1st Class Darrel L. Enos, USN, 36, of Colorado Springs, Colo.
died Aug. 17 while
supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan. They were assigned
to 3rd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Camp Lejeune, N.C. For
additional information, news media representatives may contact U.S. Marine
Corps Forces Special Operations Command public affairs office at 910-440-0770
or 910-440-0771. This incident is under investigation.
Chief Warrant Officer
Brian D. Hornsby, USA, 37, of Melbourne, Fla., assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 25th
Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division,
Schofield Barracks, Hawaii;
Chief Warrant Officer
Suresh N. A. Krause, USA, 29, of Cathedral City, Calif., assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry
Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii;
Explosive Ordnance
Disposal Petty Officer Technician 1st Class Sean P. Carson, USN, 32, of Des Moines,
Wash., assigned to an explosive ordnance disposal mobile unit in San Diego;
Special Warfare Operator
Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick D. Feeks, USN, 28, of Edgewater, Md., assigned to a
West Coast-based naval special warfare unit;
Sgt. Richard A. Essex, USA, 23,
of Kelseyville, Calif., assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment,
25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks,
Hawaii;
Sgt. Luis A. Oliver
Galbreath, USA, 41, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 25th
Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield
Barracks, Hawaii;
Special Warfare Operator
Petty Officer 2nd Class David J. Warsen, USN, 27, of Kentwood, Mich., assigned to a
West Coast-based naval Special warfare unit.
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died Aug. 16 in a
helicopter crash northeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Spc. James A. Justice, USA, 21, of Grover, N.C., died Aug. 17 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany from injuries suffered on Aug. 14 from enemy small-arms fire in Wardak province, Afghanistan. Justice was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy. For more information contact, U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs in Heidelberg, Germany at 011-49-1-62271-6685.
http://www2.nbc17.com/news/2012/aug/19/nc-soldier-dies-injuries-ar-2531592/
Staff Sgt. Eric S. Holman, USA, 39, of Evans City, Penn., died Aug. 15, in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when he encountered an enemy improvised explosive device. Holman was assigned to 192nd Ordnance Battalion, 52nd Ordnance Group, 20th Support Command, Fort Bragg, N.C. For more information pertaining to this release contact the 20th Support Command, public affairs office at 410-652-3292.
Pfc. Andrew J. Keller, USA, 22, of Tigard, Ore., died Aug. 15, in Charkh, Afghanistan when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy. For more information the media may contact the U.S. Army Europe public affairs office at 011-49-162-271-6685.
http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2012/08/22-year-old_soldier_from_washi.html
Master Sgt. Gregory R. Trent, USA, 38, of Norton, Mass., died Aug. 8 in Bethesda, Md., from wounds suffered July 31 in Baktabad, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire. Trent was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C. For more information please contact the U.S. Army Special Forces Command public affairs office at 910-689-6187.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Clayton R. Beauchamp, USN, of Weatherford, Texas, died Aug. 7 when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device while conducting a dismounted patrol in the Shaban District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, 1st Marine Division (Forward), I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), Camp Pendleton, Calif. For more information, media may contact the 1st Marine Division public affairs office at 760-725-8766.
Cpl. Daniel L. Linnabary II, USMC, 23, of Hubert, N.C., died Aug. 6 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. For more information media may contact the 2nd Marine Division Public Affairs Office at 910-450-6575.
For more information on
CWO Hornsby, CWO Krause, Sgt. Galbreath, and Sgt. Essex contact the 25th
Infantry Division Public Affairs at 808-655-4756 or 808-551-1722.
For Petty Officer Feeks
and Petty Officer Warsen contact the Naval Special Warfare Group One public affairs
office at 619-537-3184.
For Petty Officer Carson
contact the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command public affairs office at
757-374-0995.
Spc. James A. Justice, USA, 21, of Grover, N.C., died Aug. 17 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany from injuries suffered on Aug. 14 from enemy small-arms fire in Wardak province, Afghanistan. Justice was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy. For more information contact, U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs in Heidelberg, Germany at 011-49-1-62271-6685.
http://www2.nbc17.com/news/2012/aug/19/nc-soldier-dies-injuries-ar-2531592/
Pfc. Michael R. Demarsico
II, USA, 20, of North Adams, Mass., died Aug. 16 in Panjwa’l, Afghanistan, of
wounds suffered when he encountered an enemy improvised device. Demarsico
was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. For more information contact I
Corps public affairs office at 253-477-3048 or 253-370-9861.
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/08/18/north-adams-soldier-killed-in-afghanistan/
Staff Sgt. Eric S. Holman, USA, 39, of Evans City, Penn., died Aug. 15, in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when he encountered an enemy improvised explosive device. Holman was assigned to 192nd Ordnance Battalion, 52nd Ordnance Group, 20th Support Command, Fort Bragg, N.C. For more information pertaining to this release contact the 20th Support Command, public affairs office at 410-652-3292.
Pfc. Andrew J. Keller, USA, 22, of Tigard, Ore., died Aug. 15, in Charkh, Afghanistan when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy. For more information the media may contact the U.S. Army Europe public affairs office at 011-49-162-271-6685.
http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2012/08/22-year-old_soldier_from_washi.html
Pfc. Andrew J. Keller, USA,
22, of Tigard, Ore., died Aug. 15, in Charkh, Afghanistan when enemy forces
attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Caserma
Ederle, Vicenza, Italy. For more information the media may contact the
U.S. Army Europe public affairs office at 011-49-162-271-6685.
Capt. Matthew P.
Manoukian, USMC, 29, of Los Altos Hills, Calif.,
Gunnery Sgt. Ryan Jeschke,
USMC, 31, of Herndon, Va., and
Staff Sgt. Sky R. Mote,
USMC, 27, of El Dorado, Calif.
died Aug. 10 while
conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.These Marines
were assigned to 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
For additional information on these Marines contact Marine Corps Special
Operations Command public affairs office at 910-440-0770. This incident is
under investigation.
Staff Sgt. Scott E. Dickinson,
USMC, 29, of San Diego, Calif.,
Cpl. Richard A. Rivera
Jr., USMC, 20 of Ventura, Calif., and
Lance Cpl. Gregory T.
Buckley, USMC, 21, of Oceanside, N.Y.
died Aug. 10 while
supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. These
Marines were assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force. The Marines’ parent command was 3rd
Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary
Force in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. For additional information on these Marines, news
media representatives may contact Marine Corps Base Hawaii public affairs
office at 808-257-8838. This incident is under investigation.
Master Sgt. Gregory R. Trent, USA, 38, of Norton, Mass., died Aug. 8 in Bethesda, Md., from wounds suffered July 31 in Baktabad, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire. Trent was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C. For more information please contact the U.S. Army Special Forces Command public affairs office at 910-689-6187.
Maj. Walter D. Gray, USAF,
38, of Conyers, Ga., and
Maj. Thomas E. Kennedy,
USA, 35, of West Point, N.Y., and
Command Sgt. Maj. Kevin J.
Griffin, USA, 45, of Laramie, Wyo
died Aug. 8, in Sarkowi,
in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when they encountered an
insurgent who detonated a suicide vest. Maj. Kennedy and Command Sgt. Maj. Griffin
were assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade Combat
Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo. Maj. Gray was assigned to the
13th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Carson, Colo.
For more information
related to this release either contact the Fort Carson public affairs office at
719-526-7525 and 719-526-5500 or the Air Force 23rd Wing/93rd Air Ground
Operations Wing Public Affairs Office at 229-257-2400.
Spc. Ethan J. Martin, USA,
22, of Lewiston, Idaho, died Aug. 7 in Koragay, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when he encountered enemy small-arms fire. Martin was assigned to 1st Squadron,
40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry
Division, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. For more information pertaining
to this release contact the U.S. Army Alaska public affairs office at
907-384-2072 or 907-384-1542.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Clayton R. Beauchamp, USN, of Weatherford, Texas, died Aug. 7 when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device while conducting a dismounted patrol in the Shaban District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, 1st Marine Division (Forward), I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), Camp Pendleton, Calif. For more information, media may contact the 1st Marine Division public affairs office at 760-725-8766.
Cpl. Daniel L. Linnabary II, USMC, 23, of Hubert, N.C., died Aug. 6 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. For more information media may contact the 2nd Marine Division Public Affairs Office at 910-450-6575.
1st Sgt. Russell R. Bell,
USA, 37, of Tyler, Texas, and
Staff Sgt. Matthew
S. Sitton, USA, 26, of Largo, Fla.
died Aug. 2, in Kandahar
province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when they encountered an enemy
improvised explosive device. These Soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg,
N.C. For more information pertaining to this release, contact the 82nd
Airborne Division public affairs office at 910-432-0661 or 910-813-3891.
1st Lt. Todd W. Lambka, USA,
25, of Fraser, Mich., and
Pfc. Jesus J. Lopez, USA, 22,
of San Bernardino, Calif.
died Aug. 1, in Paktika
province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when they encountered an enemy
improvised explosive device. These soldiers were assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st
Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan. For more information pertaining to this
release, please contact the 1st Infantry Division public affairs office at
785-240-1796.
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2012/08/army-riley-casualties-afghanistan-todd-lambka-jesus-lopez-080412w/
Lance Cpl. Curtis J.
Duarte, USMC, 22, of Covina, Calif., died Aug. 1, while conducting combat
operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st
Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. For more information media may contact the
1st Marine Division Public Affairs Office at 760-725-8766.
Spc. Kyle B. McClain, USA,
25, of Rochester Hills, Mich., died Aug. 1, in Salim Aka, Afghanistan.
McClain was assigned to 1433rd Engineer Company, 507th Engineer Battalion,
177th Military Police Brigade, Kalamazoo, Mich. For more information
pertaining to this release, media may contact the Michigan National Guard
public affairs office at 517-481-8141.
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Our sincere condolences to the families and to all those who have lost a loved one to these conflicts.
Our sincere condolences to the families and to all those who have lost a loved one to these conflicts.
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