Sunday, August 11, 2013

Honor the Fallen 7-28-13 thru 8-6-13


Army Sgt. Stephen M. New


Died July 28, 2013 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


29, of Bartlett, Tenn.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Mississippi National Guard, Jackson, Miss.; died July 28, in Bagram, Afghanistan, of wounds caused by small-arms fire in Sarobi district, Afghanistan.


Army Spc. Nicholas B. Burley


Died July 30, 2013 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


22, of Red Bluff, Calif.; assigned to 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died July 30, in Puli Alam, Afghanistan, of injuries caused by indirect fire.



Army Spc. Nickolas S. Welch

Died August 6, 2013 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


26, of Mill City, Ore.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died Aug. 6 at Walter Reed National Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., of injuries caused July 23 by an improvised explosive device in Soltan Kheyl, Afghanistan. Also killed were Army 1st Lt. Jonam Russell, Army Sgt. Stefan M. Smith and Army Spc. Rob L. Nichols.