Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 28, 2012. 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. 

Source: defense.gov