Thursday, August 27, 2009

DoD Identifies Marine, Army Casualties

No. 654-09 August 26, 2009
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Cpl. Darby T. Morin, 25
, of Victoria, Canada, died August 22nd in Logar province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained during a vehicle rollover. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
For more information media may contact the Fort Drum public affairs office at (315) 772-8286


No. 656-09 August 27, 2009
DoD Identifies Marine Casualty


The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Lance Cpl. Donald J. Hogan, 20, of San Clemente, Calif., died August 26th while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
For more information the media may contact the 1st Marine Division public affairs office at (760) 725-8766.



No. 657-09 August 27, 2009
DoD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of four soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died August 25th in southern Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.

Killed were:
Capt. John L. Hallett III, 30, of California
Capt. Cory J. Jenkins, 30, of Arizona
Sgt. 1st Class Ronald W. Sawyer, 38, of Trenton, Mo
Pfc. Dennis M. Williams, 24, of Federal Way, Wash

For more information media may contact the Fort Lewis public affairs office at (253) 967-0152, (253) 967-0147, or after hours (253) 967-0015 (ask for the public affairs officer on call).

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

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