25 September 2011


An Oklahoma soldier died in Afghanistan Sunday.

Spc. Francisco J. Briseno-Alvarez Jr., 27, of Oklahoma City died when insurgents attacked his unit using an Improvised Explosive Device, or IED.

Three other soldiers were wounded in the attack.

Briseno-Alvarez joined the Oklahoma Army National Guard on September 11, 2010. He was serving in the 1st Battalion of the 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team out of Stillwater.

He is the 12th soldier from the Oklahoma National Guard to die in Afghanistan since July 29th.