March Of The Dead since 3/12

MAY HE REST IN ETERNAL PEACE:


IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 552-13
July 30, 2013


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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. Stephen M. New, 29, of Bartlett, Tenn., died July 28, in Bagram, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by small arms fire in the Sarobi District of Kabul Province, Afghanistan.

He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Jackson, Miss.

For more information, media may contact the United States Army Special Forces Command (Airborne) public affairs office at 910-908-3947 or 910-689-6187.

 

MAY HE REST IN ETERNAL PEACE:


IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 555-13
July 31, 2013


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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. Nicholas B. Burley, 22, of Red Bluff, Calif., died July 30, in Pul-E-Alam, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with indirect fire.

He was assigned to the 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

For more information, media may contact the Fort Stewart public affairs office at 912-271-9914.

 

MAY HE REST IN ETERNAL PEACE:


IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 569-13
August 07, 2013


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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. Nickolas S. Welch, 26, of Mill City, Ore., died Aug. 6, in Bethesda, Md., of injuries sustained July 23, when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device in Soltan Kheyl, Wardak Province, Afghanistan.

He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

For more information, media may contact the Fort Stewart public affairs office at 912-271-9914.

 

THREE OF THREE WHO DIED TOGETHER...MAY THEY REST IN ETERNAL PEACE:


IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 580-13
August 12, 2013


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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 Aug. 11, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with indirect fire. The soldiers were assigned to the 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Killed were:

Staff Sgt. Octavio Herrera, 26, of Caldwell, Idaho,

Sgt. Jamar A. Hicks, 22, of Little Rock, Ark., and

Spc. Keith E. Grace Jr., 26, of Baytown, Texas.

Herrera and Grace died in Paktia Province, Afghanistan, while Hicks was evacuated to Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khost, Afghanistan, and later died.

For more information please contact the Fort Campbell public affairs office at 931-217-5074 or 931-220-7993.

 

MAY HE REST IN ETERNAL PEACE:


IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 599-13
August 21, 2013


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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.

Master Sgt. George A. Bannar Jr., 37, of Orange, Va., died Aug. 20, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire in Wardak Province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.

For more information, media may contact the Fort Bragg Special Operations Command public affairs office at 910-689-6187.

Correction: Aug. 21, 2013 Master Sgt. George A. Bannar’s last name has been corrected from Banner to Bannar.