No. 800-08 September 22, 2008DoD Identifies Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died September 20th in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when their vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Killed were:
Staff Sgt. Nathan M. Cox, 32, of Walcott, Iowa
Pvt. Joseph F. Gonzales, 18, of Tucson, Ariz.
For more information media may contact the Fort Hood public affairs office at (254) 287-9993; after hours at (254) 291-2591.
No. 799-08 September 22, 2008DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Sgt. Jerome C. Bell Jr., 29, of Auburn, N.Y., died September 19th while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
For additional background information on this Marine, news media representatives may contact the 1st Marine Division public affairs office at (760) 763-5397.
No. 798-08 September 22, 2008DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Staff Sgt. Brandon W. Farley, 30, of Haworth, Okla., died September 18th at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained September 17th when his mounted patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenades in Able Monti, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
For more information related to this release, the media may contact the Fort Hood public affairs office at (254) 287-9993; after hours (254) 291-2591.
No. 797-08 September 22, 2008DoD Identifies Army Causalities
The Department of Defense announced today the death of four soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died September 17th in Gerdia Seria, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when their vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
Killed were:
Sgt. Joshua W. Harris, 21, of Romeoville, Ill., who was assigned to the 2nd Battalion 122nd Field Artillery, Illinois Army National Guard, Robbins, Ill.
Capt. Bruce E. Hays, 42, of Cheyenne, Wyo., who was assigned to the Wyoming Joint Forces Headquarters, Wyoming Army National Guard, Cheyenne, Wyo.
1st Lt. Mohsin A. Naqvi, 26, of Newburgh, N.Y., who was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 11th Infantry, Fort Benning, Ga.
Staff Sgt. Jason A. Vazquez, 24, of Chicago, Ill., who was assigned to the 2nd Battalion 122nd Field Artillery, Illinois Army National Guard, Sycamore, Ill.
-For more information on Harris and Vazquez, media may contact the Illinois National Guard public affairs office at (217) 761-3569.
-For more information on Hays, media may contact the Wyoming National Guard public affairs office at (307) 772-5253.
-For more information on Naqvi, media may contact the Fort Benning public affairs office at (706) 545-3512.
No. 795-08 September 22, 2008DoD Identifies Air Force Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the death of an airman who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Maj. Rodolfo I. Rodriguez, 34, of El Paso, Texas, died September 20th in Islamabad, Pakistan, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 86th Construction & Training Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
For further information related to this release, please contact the Ramstein Air Base public affairs office at 49-6371-47-9196.
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