Military

DOD Identifies Two Army Casualties, July 25, 2012


Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2012. The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

They died July 22 of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit in Pul-E Alam, Afghanistan, with an improvised explosive device.  They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Caserma Ederle, Italy.

Killed were:

Spc. Justin L. Horsley, 21, of Palm Bay, Fla., and

Pfc. Brenden N. Salazar, 20, of Chuluota, Fla.

Source: defense.gov


ARCHIVES