In Memoriam

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19 March 2011

The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died March 19 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when they were allegedly shot with small arms fire by an individual from a military security group. The incident is under investigation. They were assigned to the 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.

Killed were:

Cpl. Donald R. Mickler Jr., 29, of Bucyrus, Ohio;

Pfc. Rudy A. Acosta, 19, of Canyon Country, Calif.

Cpl. Mickler -

Pfc. Acosta -

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19 March 2011

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Staff Sgt. Mecolus C. McDaniel, 33, of Fort Hood, Texas, died March 19 in Khowst province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device and small arms fire. He was assigned to the 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Knox, Ky.

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England

Pvt. Daniel Steven Prior

From: Peacehaven, Sussex
Age: 27
Unit: Company D, 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
Died: March 18, 2011

Died on March 18, 2011, at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, England, of wounds sustained on March 16, 2011, when a roadside bomb detonated near his patrol in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province.

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20 March 2011

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Staff Sgt. James M. Malachowski, 25, of Westminster, Md., died March 20 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

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18 March 2011

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Master Sgt. Jamal H. Bowers, 41, of Raleigh, N.C., died March 18 at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, as a result of a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 6th Battalion, 4th Military Information Support Group, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.

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21 March 2011

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation New Dawn.

Cpl. Brandon S. Hocking, 24, of Seattle, Wash., died March 21 in As Samawah, Iraq, when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 87th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

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22 March 2011

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Petty Officer 1st Class Vincent A. Filpi III, 41, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., died March 22 as a result of a non-combat related incident. Filpi was assigned to USS Enterprise as an aviation ordnanceman. Enterprise is currently deployed to the Fifth Fleet area of responsibility conducting operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.