Tuesday, July 21, 2009

DoD Identifies Army, Marine Casualties

No. 535-09 July 20, 2009
DoD Identifies Army Casualty


The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Cpl. Benjamin S. Kopp, 21, of Rosemount, Minn., died July 18th at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington of wounds suffered July 10th in Helmand province, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.
For more information, contact the U.S. Army Special Operations Command public affairs office at (910) 432-6005.


No. 532-09 July 20, 2009
DoD Identifies Marine Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Lance Cpl. Brandon T. Lara, 20
, of New Braunfels, Texas, died July 19th while supporting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
For additional background information on this Marine, news media representatives may contact the 1st Marine Division public affairs office at (760) 725-8766.


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

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