Wednesday, July 08, 2009

DoD Identifies Army Casualties

No. 489-09 July 08, 2009
DoD Identifies Army Casualty


The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Spc. Christopher M. Talbert, 24, of Galesburg, Ill., died July 7th in Shindad, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, Marion, Ill.
For more information media may contact the Illinois National Guard public affairs office at (217) 761-3569, or after hours, (217) 761-3941, or visit
http://www.il.ngb.army.mil


No. 490-09 July 08, 2009
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting
Operation Enduring Freedom.
Pfc. Nicolas H. J. Gideon, 20
, of Murrieta, Calif., died July 6th at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered earlier that day in Paktya, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
For more information the media may contact the U.S. Army, Alaska, public affairs office at (907) 384-1542.


No. 491-09 July 08, 2009
DoD Identifies Army Casualty


The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Capt. Mark A. Garner, 30, of North Carolina, died July 6th in Argandab District, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany.
For more information media may contact the 7th U.S. Army, Joint Multinational Training Command public affairs office at (49) 1609-850-3551.

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