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DOD Identifies Three Army Casualties, April 9, 2013


Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. 

They died April 6 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit in Zabul, Afghanistan with a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device.  They were assigned to the 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armor Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga. 

Killed were: 

Staff Sgt. Christopher M. Ward, 24, of Oak Ridge, Tenn., Spc. Wilbel A. Robles-Santa, 25, of Juncos, Puerto Rico, and Spc. Deflin M. Santos Jr., 24, of San Jose, Calif.

Source: defense.gov

 


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