Sunday, July 19, 2009

DoD Identifies Air Force Casualties

No. 527-09 July 19, 2009
DoD Identifies Air Force Casualties


The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two airmen who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died July 17th in a F-15E crash near Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.

Killed were:
Capt. Thomas J. Gramith, 27, of Eagan, Minn. He was assigned to the 336th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.
Capt. Mark R. McDowell, 26, of Colorado Springs, Colo. He was assigned to the 336th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.

For further information, please contact Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Public Affairs office at (919) 722-0027.

U.S. Department of Defense
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)

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