DOD Announces Navy Casualty and Identifies Sailor Listed as Whereabouts Unknown - No. 665-10 - July 27, 2010

No. 665-10 - July 27, 2010
DOD Announces Navy Casualty and Identifies Sailor Listed as Whereabouts Unknown
. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor and the identity of another sailor listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN). The announcement resulted from a July 23 incident in Logar province, Afghanistan, while the sailors were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin McNeley, 30, of Wheatridg, Colo., died from wounds sustained from the July 23 incident. Coalition Forces recovered his body July 25 after an extensive search. He was assigned to Assault Craft Unit One (ACU-1), San Diego.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jarod Newlove, 25, of Renton, Wash., is listed as DUSTWUN from the July 23 incident. Search and recovery efforts are ongoing, and the incident is under investigation.

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For further information related to McNeley, contact Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet public affairs at 619-929-7444. For information related to Newlove, contact the Navy Office of Information at 703-697-5342.
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U.S. Department of Defense - Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)

DOD Announces One Army Casualty, Dustwun Status

No. 905-09 November 18, 200
DOD Announces One Army Casualty, Dustwun Status

The Department of Defense today announced the identity of a soldier currently listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN) and the death of a soldier who were both supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. The two soldiers were members of the 1st Battalion, 508thParachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Sgt. Brandon T. Islip, 23, of Richmond, Va., has been unaccounted for since November 4th in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan, when he went missing while involved in a resupply mission.
Sgt. Benjamin W. Sherman, 21, of Plymouth, Mass., has been identified as having been killed while participating in the November 4th resupply mission.

Search and recovery efforts are ongoing, and the incident is under investigation.
For further information, contact the 82nd Airborne Division public affairs office at 910-432-0661 or 910-432-0662.

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

DoD Identifies Operation Enduring Freedom Soldier

No. 526-09 July 19, 2009
DoD Identifies Operation Enduring Freedom Soldier

The Department of Defense announced today the identity of a soldier listed as Missing-Captured on July 3rd while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Pfc. Bowe R. Bergdahl, 23, of Ketchum, Idaho, was declared Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN) on July 1st and his status was changed to "Missing-Captured" on July 3rd. Pfc. Bergdahl is a member of 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.

For more information on the soldier, media may contact Lt. Col. Timothy Marsano at (208) 422-5268 or the Fort Richardson public affairs office at (907) 240-3126 or (907) 384-2072.

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

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Idaho Town Prays for Release of Soldier Captured in Afghanistan
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Praying for Pfc. Bowe R. Bergdahl to be found fast and returned unharmed
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