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DOD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier
who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Pfc. Shane W. Cantu, 20, of Corunna, Mich., died Aug. 28, in
Charkh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when he was hit by shrapnel.

Cantu was assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment,
173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy.

For more information pertaining to this release, media may
contact the U.S. Army Europe public affairs office in Heidelberg, Germany at
011-49-162-271-6685.

 

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TWO OF TWO

DOD Identifies Army Casualties



The Department of Defense announced today the death of two
soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

They died Sept. 5, in Logar Province, Afghanistan, of injuries
suffered when their aircraft crashed. They were assigned to the 1st Squadron,
17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division,
Fort Bragg, N.C.

Killed were:

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jose L. Montenegro Jr., 31, of Houston,
Texas, and

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Thalia S. Ramirez, 28, of San Antonio,
Texas.

For more information related to this release, media may contact
the 82nd Airborne Division public affairs office at 910-309-5561.

 

Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan's Helmand province is under sustained attack. Initial reports are that two of ours are dead.

 

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DOD Identifies Army Casualty


The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Sgt. Kyle B. Osborn, 26, of Lafayette, Ind., died Sep. 13 in Muqer, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms and rocket propelled grenade fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Camp Ederle, Vicenza, Italy.

For more information the media may contact the U.S. Army Europe public affairs in Heidelberg, Germany, at 011-49-162-271-6685.

 

Four more Americans died today when an Afghan Army officer turned his gun on his American allies.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way...-afghanistan-nato-strike-kills-8-afghan-women

 

State Department Identifies More Americans Who Died in Libya

By Cheryl Pellerin
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2012 – The State Department has identified the two security officers who died Sept. 11 in Benghazi, Libya, while helping to protect their colleagues.

In a Sept. 13 statement, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tyrone S. Woods and Glen A. Doherty were “decorated military veterans who served our country with honor and distinction.”

The attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi also killed U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and Foreign Service information management officer Sean Smith, and wounded three other Americans who are recovering at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany.

The State Department previously identified Stevens and Smith.

On Sept. 12, President Barack Obama issued a proclamation ordering U.S. flags to fly at half-staff until sunset on Sept. 16 in honor of Stevens, Smith, Woods and Dougherty.

Obama, Clinton and Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta today took part in a dignified transfer of the remains of the four Americans during a ceremony at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.

“Our thoughts, prayers and deepest gratitude are with their families and friends. Our embassies could not carry on our critical work around the world without the service and sacrifice of brave people like Tyrone and Glen,” Clinton said in the statement.

Wood’s friends and colleagues called him “Rone” and relied on his courage and skill, honed over two decades as a Navy SEAL, she added.

“In uniform he served multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan,” Clinton said. “Since 2010, he protected American diplomatic personnel in dangerous posts from Central America to the Middle East.”

Woods had the hands of a healer and the arm of a warrior, she said, earning distinction as a registered nurse and a certified paramedic.

“All our hearts go out to Tyrone’s wife Dorothy and his three sons, Tyrone Jr., Hunter and Kai, who was born just a few months ago,” the secretary said.

“We also grieve for Glen Doherty, called Bud, and his family: his father Bernard, his mother Barbara, his brother Gregory and his sister Kathleen,” Clinton added.

Doherty was also a former Navy SEAL and an experienced paramedic who put his life on the line protecting Americans in Iraq, Afghanistan and other hotspots, she said.

“In the end, he died the way he lived -- with selfless honor and unstinting valor,” the secretary said.

Clinton condemned in the strongest terms the attack that took the lives of the Americans, and said the United States is taking more steps to safeguard American embassies, consulates and citizens around the world.

“The violence should shock the conscience of people of all faiths and traditions,” Clinton added.

“We appreciate the statements of support that have poured in from across the region and beyond. People of conscience and goodwill everywhere must stand together in these difficult days against violence, hate and division,” she said.

The secretary said she is enormously proud of the men and women who risk their lives every day in the service of the country.

“We honor the memory of our fallen colleague by continuing their work and carrying on the best traditions of a bold and generous nation,” Clinton said.

 

RIP TWO OF TWO:


DOD Identifies Marine Casualties


The Department of Defense announced today the death of two Marines who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

They died Sept. 15, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

Killed were:

Lt. Col. Christopher K. Raible, 40, of Huntingdon, Pa., assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 211, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); and

Sgt. Bradley W. Atwell, 27, of Kokomo, Ind., assigned to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).

This incident is under investigation.

For additional information on these Marines, news media representatives may contact 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing public affairs at 928-269-3609.

 

RIP FOUR OF FOUR:

DOD Identifies Army Casualties



The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of four
soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

They died Sept. 16 in Zabul province, Afghanistan of injuries
suffered when their position was attacked with small arms fire.

Killed were:

Sgt. Sapuro B. Nena, 25, of Honolulu, assigned to 2nd Battalion,
3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division,
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.,

Spc. Joshua N. Nelson, 22, Greenville, N.C., assigned to 202nd
Military Intelligence Battalion, 513th Military Intelligence Brigade, Fort
Gordon, Ga.,

Pfc. Genaro Bedoy, 20, of Amarillo, Texas, assigned to 52nd
Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint
Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., and

Pfc. Jon R. Townsend, 19, Claremore, Okla., assigned to 1st
Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry
Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

For more information on Nena, Bedoy and Townsend the media may
contact the I Corps public affairs office at 253-477-3048 or after work hours:
253-370-9861.

 

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DOD Identifies Army Casualty


The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Sgt. Jason M. Swindle, 24, of Cabot, Ark., died Sept. 20, in Panjwa’l, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when he was attacked by a rocket propelled grenade while on mounted patrol.

Swindle was assigned to 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

For more information pertaining to this release, media may contact the 3rd Infantry Division public affairs office at 912-210-9375.

Correction: September 22, 2012 -- Sgt. Swindle's cause of death has been updated from injuries suffered when he encountered enemy small arms fire to injuries sustained when he was attacked by a rocket propelled grenade while on mounted patrol.

 

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DoD Identifies Army Casualty


The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Sgt. 1st Class Riley G. Stephens, 39, of Tolar, Texas, died Sept. 28, in Wardak, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from enemy small arms fire.

Stephens was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.

For more information, media may contact the U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne) public affairs office at 910-689-6187.

 

RIP...TWO OF TWO:

DOD Identifies Army Casualties


The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

They died Sept. 26, in Pul-E Alam, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when an insurgent wearing a suicide vest detonated the device near their patrol. These Soldiers were assigned to the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Schweinfurt, Germany.

Killed were:

Staff Sgt. Orion N. Sparks, 29, of Tucson, Ariz., and

Sgt. Jonathan A. Gollnitz, 28, of Lakehurst, N.J.

For more information, please contact the U.S. Army Europe public affairs office in Heidelberg, Germany at 011-49-162-271-6685.

 

RIP-THREE OF THREE:

DOD Identifies Army Casualties


The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

They died Oct.1, in Khost, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when an insurgent detonated a suicide vest while they were on dismounted patrol. The soldiers were assigned to the 514th Military Police Company, 60th Troop Command, Winterville, N.C.

Killed were:

Sgt. Thomas J. Butler IV, 25, of Wilmington, N.C.;

Sgt. Jeremy F. Hardison, 23, of Maysville, N.C. and

Sgt. Donna R. Johnson, 29, of Raeford, N.C.

For more information, media may contact the North Carolina Army National Guard public affairs office in Raleigh, N.C., at 919-612-9712.

 

RIP:

DOD Identifies Army Casualty



The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier
who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Sgt. 1st Class Aaron A. Henderson, 33, of Houlton, Maine, died
Oct. 2, at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents
attacked his unit on Sept. 30 with an improvised explosive device in Zombalay
Village, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces
Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky.

For more information the media may contact the U.S. Army Special
Forces Command public affairs at 910-689-6187.

 

RIP:



DOD Identifies Marine Casualty



The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine
who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Sgt. Camella M. Steedley, 31, of San Diego, Calif., died Oct. 3,
while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. She was
assigned to Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

The cause of death is under investigation.

For more information media may contact the 1st Marine Logistics
Group Public Affairs Office at 760-763-7795.

 

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Date

Name

Place of Death

Branch



10-13-2012

Billings, Robert J.

Spin Boldak

Army



10-13-2012

Gordon, Brittany B.

Kandahar

Army



10-13-2012

Savard, Ryan J.

Khan abad District

Army



10-12-2012

Macpherson, Thomas R.

Andar District

Army



10-06-2012

Marquez, Justin C.

Chak district

Army



10-06-2012

Schiro, Joseph L.

Chak district

Army

 

RIP:

DoD Identifies Army Casualty


The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Sgt. 1st Class Ryan J. Savard, 29, of Sierra Vista, Ariz., died Oct. 13, in Khanabad District, Afghanistan, from small arms fire while on patrol during combat operations. He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N. C.

For more information related to this release, the media may contact the U.S. Army Special Operations Command public affairs office at 910-432-6005.

 

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DoD Identifies Navy Casualty


The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Cmdr. Joel Del Mundo Tiu, 49, of Manila, Philippines died Oct. 12 as a result of non-combat related injuries. He was assigned to Logistics Forces, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, Manama, Bahrain.

For more information, media may contact the Navy Office of Information at 703-850-1047.

 

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DoD Identifies Army Casualty


The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Sgt. Thomas R. Macpherson, 26, of Long Beach, Calif., died Oct. 12, in Andar District, Afghanistan, from small arms fire while on patrol during combat operations. He was assigned to the 2d Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

For more information related to this release, the media may contact the 75th Ranger Regiment public affairs office at 706-545-8407 or 706-570-5091.

 

RIP:

DOD Identifies Army Casualty


The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Spc. Brittany B. Gordon, 24, of St. Petersburg, Fla., died Oct. 13, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked her unit with an improvised explosive device. She was assigned to the 572 Military Intelligence Company, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

For more information the media may contact the 7th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office by calling 253-477-5746 or 253-477-0174. After duty hours, call 253-477-5543, and ask for the 7th Infantry Division public affairs officer on call.

 

RIP:

DOD Identifies Army Casualty


The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Sgt. Robert J. Billings, 30, of Clarksville, Va., died Oct. 13, in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

For more information the media may contact the 7th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office by calling 253-477-5746 or 253-477-0174. After duty hours, call 253-477-5543, and ask for the 7th Infantry Division public affairs officer on call.

 

RIP:

DOD Identifies Army Casualty


The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Pfc. Shane G. Wilson, 20, of Kuna, Idaho, died Oct. 18, in Khost, Afghanistan.

Wilson was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

For more information, media may contact the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) public affairs office at 270-798-3025 or 270-461-1276.

 

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DOD Identifies Army Casualty


The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Chief Warrant Officer Michael S. Duskin, 42, of Orange Park, Fla., died Oct. 23, in Chak District, Wardak Province, Afghanistan, from small arms fire while on dismounted patrol during combat operations. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N. C.

For more information related to this release, media may contact the U.S. Army Special Forces Command public affairs office at 910-689-6147 or 910-908-3947.

 

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DOD Identifies Army Casualties


The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

They died of wounds suffered Nov. 3, when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device in Paktia province, Afghanistan.

Killed were:

Staff Sgt. Dain T. Venne, 29, of Port Henry, N.Y.;

Spc. Ryan P. Jayne, 22, of Campbell, N.Y.; and

Spc. Brett E. Gornewicz, 27, of Alden, N.Y.

They were assigned to the 178th Engineer Battalion, 412th Theater Engineer Command, Oswego, N.Y.

For more information media may contact the 412th Theater Engineer Command at 601-613-2272.

 

MORE DEAD FOR OBAMA AND LEFTISTS:


DOD Identifies Army Casualty


The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Pfc. Brandon L. Buttry, 19, of Shenandoah, Iowa, died Nov. 5, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.

Buttry was assigned to 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

For more information pertaining to this release, media may contact the 7th Infantry Division public affairs office at 253-477-5746 or 253-477-0174. If after duty hours, media may call 253-477-5543 and ask for the 7th Infantry Division public affairs officer.

 

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DOD Identifies Army Casualty


The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Spc. Daniel L. Carlson, 21, of Running Springs, Calif., died Nov. 9, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.

Carlson was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii.

For more information pertaining to this release, media may contact the 25th Infantry Division public affairs office at 808-655-6351.