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DOD Identifies Two Army Casualties, April 26, 2013


Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2013.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. 

They died April 23, in Pul-E-Alam, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from enemy indirect fire.  The soldiers were assigned to the 2nd Aviation Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. 

Killed were: 

Capt. Aaron R. Blanchard, 32, of Selah, Wash., and 

1st Lt. Robert J. Hess, 26, of Fairfax, Va.

Source: defense.gov

 


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