DOD Identifies Army Casualties
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 5:26 pmDOD Identifies Army Casualties
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.
For more information, please contact the U.S. Army Europe public affairs office in Heidelberg, Germany at 011-49-162-271-6685.
U.S. Department of Defense
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
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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.
For more information, please contact the U.S. Army Europe public affairs office in Heidelberg, Germany at 011-49-162-271-6685.
U.S. Department of Defense
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
On the Web: http://www.defense.gov/releases/
Media Contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132
Public Contact: http://www.defense.gov/landing/questions.aspx or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1