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Sunday, September 2, 2012

Honor the Fallen 8-20-12 to 8-27-12


Army Sgt. Louis Torres

Died August 22, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


23, of Oberlin, Ohio; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.;died Aug. 22, in San Antonio of wounds suffered Aug. 6 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, casued by an improvised explosive device.

 

Army Pfc. Patricia L. Horne

Died August 24, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


20, of Greenwood, Miss.; assigned to 96th Aviation Support Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Aug. 24 in Bagram, Afghanistan, of unspecified causes.

 

Army Staff Sgt. Jessica Wing

Died August 27, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


42, of Alexandria, Va.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, Maine National Guard, Bangor, Maine; died Aug. 27 in Kuwait City, Kuwait, in a noncombat incident.


Army Sgt. Christopher J. Birdwell

Died August 27, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


25, of Windsor, Colo.; assigned to 4th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Aug. 27 in Kalagush, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered from small-arms fire. Also killed was Army Spc. Mabry J. Anders, 21, of Baker City, Ore. 
 

Army Spc. Mabry J. Anders

Died August 27, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


21, of Baker City, Ore.; assigned to 4th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Aug. 27 in Kalagush, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered from small-arms fire. Also killed was Army Sgt. Christopher J. Birdwell, 25, of Windsor, Colo.