Wednesday, September 02, 2009

DoD Identifies Army Casualties

No. 675-09 September 02, 2009
DoD Identifies Army Casualties


The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died August 31st in Shuyene Sufia, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. The soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.

Killed were:
Spc. Jonathan D. Welch, 19, of Yorba Linda, Calif
Pfc. Jordan M. Brochu, 20, of Cumberland, Maine

For more information media may contact the Fort Lewis public affairs office at (253) 967-0152, (253) 967-0147 or after hours at (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 Affairs)

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