With much
sadness I must report the Department of Defense announced the deaths of the
following brave Americans who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jose L. Montenegro Jr., USA, 31, of Houston, Texas, and
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Thalia S. Ramirez, USA, 28, of San Antonio, Texas.
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jose L. Montenegro Jr., USA, 31, of Houston, Texas, and
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Thalia S. Ramirez, USA, 28, of San Antonio, Texas.
died Sept. 5, in Logar
Province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when their aircraft crashed. They
were assigned to the 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation
Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
For more information
related to this release, media may contact the 82nd Airborne Division public
affairs office at 910-309-5561.
Staff Sgt. Jeremie S.
Border, USA, 28, of Mesquite, Texas, assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Special
Forces Group (Airborne), Torii Station, Japan; and
Staff Sgt. Jonathan P.
Schmidt, USA, 28, of Petersburg, Va., assigned to 192nd Ordnance Battalion,
52nd Ordnance Group, 20th Support Command (CBRNE), Fort Bragg, N.C.
died Sept. 1, in Batur
Village, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit
with small arms fire.
For more information
regarding Staff Sgt. Border please contact the Special Forces Command public
affairs office at 910-432-6005 or 910-689-6187.
For more information
regarding Staff Sgt. Schmidt please contact the 20th Support Command CBRNE
public affairs office at 443-910-5799 or 410-436-9533.
Our
sincere condolences to the families and to all those who have lost a loved one
to these conflicts.
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