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DOD Identifies Three Air Force Casualties, January 7, 2012


Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2012. The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of three airmen who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.   

They died Jan. 5 in Shir ghazi, Helmand province, Afghanistan, when their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. 

Killed were: 

Senior Airman Bryan R. Bell, 23, of Erie, Pa.  He was assigned to the 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, La.  

Tech. Sgt. Matthew S. Schwartz, 34, of Traverse City, Mich.  He was assigned to the 90th Civil Engineer Squadron, FE Warren Air Force Base, Wyo.  

Airman 1st Class Matthew R. Seidler, 24, of Westminster, Md.  He was assigned to the 21st Civil Engineer Squadron, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. 

Source: defense.gov


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