Thursday, June 04, 2009

DoD Identifies Marine, Army Casualties

No. 378-09 June 01, 2009
DoD Identifies Army Casualty


The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Pfc. Samuel D. Stone, 20
, of Port Orchard, Wash., died May 30th in Tallil, Iraq, of injuries suffered during a non-combat related vehicle roll-over. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment, Bremerton, Wash. The incident is under investigation.
For further information contact the Washington Army National Guard public affairs office at (253) 512-8481 or (253) 512-8989.


No. 379-09 June 01, 2009
DoD Identifies Army Casualty


The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Spc. Marko M. Samson, 30, of Columbus, Ohio, died May 31st in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 277th Aviation Support Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y. The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.
For further information contact the Fort Drum public affairs office at (315) 772-8286.


No. 388-09 June 03, 2009
DoD Identifies Marine Casualty


The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Lance Cpl. Matthew G. Reza, 27
, of Austin, Texas, was killed May 31st as a result of a non-hostile incident in Khandahar province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 31, Marine Aircraft Group 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S. C. The incident is currently under investigation.
For additional background information on this Marine, news media representatives may contact the MCAS Beaufort public affairs office at (843) 228-6028.


No. 390-09 June 03, 2009
DoD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died June 1st in Nerkh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle. They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) Fort Drum, N.Y.

Killed were:
Staff Sgt. Jeffrey A. Hall, 28
, of Huntsville, Ala.
Pfc. Matthew D. Ogden, 33, of Corpus Christi, Texas.
Pfc. Matthew W. Wilson, 19, of Miller, Mo.

For more information media may contact the Fort Drum public affairs office at (315) 772-8286.


No. 391-09 June 03, 2009
DoD Identifies Army Casualty


The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sgt. Justin J. Duffy, 31, of Cozad, Neb., died June 2nd in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
For more information the media may contact the 82nd Airborne Division public affairs office at (910) 432-0661.

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