Tuesday, August 19, 2008

DoD Identifies Army Casualties

No. 705-08 August 19, 2008
DoD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
They died August 15th in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device and then received small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire.

Killed were:
1st Lt. Donald C. Carwile, 29, of Oxford, Va.
Pfc. Paul E. Conlon Jr., 21, of Somerville, Mass.

The soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
For more information, the media may contact the Fort Campbell public affairs office at (270) 793-9966.

No. 703-08 August 19, 2008
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Staff Sgt. Kristopher D. Rodgers, 29, of Sturgis, Mich., died August 16th in Korengal, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
For further information on this soldier, contact the Fort Hood public affairs office at (254) 287-9993; after hours (254) 291-2591.

No. 704-08 August 19, 2008
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Pvt. Janelle F. King, 23, of Merced, Calif., died August 14th in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident. She was assigned to the 115th Combat Support Hospital, Fort Polk, La. The incident is under investigation.
For more information, media may contact the Fort Polk public affairs office at (337) 531-4630.

No. 706-08 August 19, 2008
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense today announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting
Operation Enduring Freedom.
Pfc. Jonathan L. Luscher, 20
, of Scranton, Pa., died August 17th at Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Scranton, Pa. The incident is under investigation.
For further information media may contact the Pennsylvania National Guard public affairs office at (717) 861-8468.

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