Far-from-Fenway
11 June 2010
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Spc. Christian M. Adams, 26, of Sierra Vista, Ariz., died June 11 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 20th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.
Far-from-Fenway
April 6, 1972
Air Force MIAS from Vietnam War are Identified
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of four U.S. servicemen, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and returned to their families for burial with full military honors.
They are Capt. Peter H. Chapman, II, Centerburg, Ohio;
Tech. Sgt. Allen J. Avery, Auburn, Mass.;
Tech. Sgt. Roy D. Prater, Tiffin, Ohio;
and Sgt. James H. Alley, Plantation, Fla., all U.S. Air Force.
Prater is to be buried in Columbia City, Ind., on June 19. Other burials are being scheduled individually by the families of the airmen.
On April 6, 1972, six airmen were flying a combat search and rescue mission in their HH-53C Super Jolly Green Giant helicopter over Quang Tri Province in South Vietnam when they were hit by enemy ground fire and crashed. Joint U.S. – Socialist Republic of Vietnam (S.R.V.) field investigations from 1989 to 1992, led by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), yielded evidence leading to an excavation at the crash site in 1994 as well as two reported burial sites. Team members recovered human remains and personal effects as well as aircraft debris. As a result of these recoveries, all six men on the aircraft were accounted-for in 1997 and buried as a group at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. Three were individually identified at that time. Recent technical advances enabled JPAC to identify additional remains to be those of Prater.
Previously, in 1988, the S.R.V. turned over remains they attributed to an American serviceman, however, the name did not match anyone lost or missing from the Vietnam War. The remains were held by JPAC pending improved technology which might have facilitated an identification later.
In the mid-2000s, JPAC’s laboratory gained increased scientific capability to associate the 1988 remains to the correct loss. The Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory (AFDIL) tested these remains against all those servicemembers who were MIA from the Vietnam War with negative results. In 2009, AFDIL expanded its search to make comparisons with previously- resolved individuals. As a result of AFDIL’s mitochondrial DNA testing, JPAC scientists determined that these remains were associated with four of the six airmen from the 1972 crash.
For additional information on the Defense Department’s mission to account for missing Americans, visit the DPMO Web site at http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo or call 703-699-1169.
Far-from-Fenway
England
Lance Cpl. Andrew Breeze
From: Manchester, England
Age: 31
Unit: Company B, 1st Battalion, The Mercian Regiment
Died: June 12, 2010
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during an operation to clear an area near Check Point Kingshill in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Far-from-Fenway
Poland
Cpl. Milosz Aleksander Gorka
From: Warsaw, Poland
Age: 25
Unit: 25 Brygada Kawalerii Powietrznej (25th Air Cavalry Brigade)
Died: June 12, 2010
Killed when his logistics convoy was attacked with a roadside bomb on Highway 1 seven miles (12 km) southwest of Forward Operating Base Warrior in Ghazni province, Afghanistan.
Far-from-Fenway
Denmark
Airman Martin Kristiansen
From: Denmark
Age: 33
Unit: Danske Flyvevåbnet, som tildeles Ingeniørregimentet, Danske Kampgruppe (Danish Air Force, assigned to Engineering Regiment, Danish Battlegroup)
Died: June 13, 2010
Killed when his armored personnel carrier was hit by a roadside bomb near a Danish forward camp in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Kristiansen's explosive ordnance dog, Loki, also was killed.
Far-from-Fenway
11 June 2010
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Sgt. Mario Rodriguez, 24, of Smithville, Texas, died June 11 in Powrak, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires. He was assigned to the 264th Clearance Company, 27th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Far-from-Fenway
12 June 2010
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Spc. Brian M. Anderson, 24, of Harrisonburg, Va., died June 12 in Za Khel, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his vehicle using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Far-from-Fenway
15 June 2010
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Spc. Christopher W. Opat, 29, of Spencer, Iowa, died June 15 in Baquah, Iraq of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.
Far-from-Fenway
7 June 2010
The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of four soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device June 7 in Konar, Afghanistan. They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Killed were:
Sgt. Joshua A. Lukeala, 23, of Yigo, Guam;
Spc. Matthew R. Catlett, 23, of Houston, Texas;
Spc. Charles S. Jirtle, 29, of Lawton, Okla.;
Spc. Blaine E. Redding, 22, of Plattsmouth, Neb.
Far-from-Fenway
England
It is with regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Marine Steven James Birdsall, 20, from Bravo Company, 40 Commando Royal Marines, died in Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, on 14 June 2010, as a result of a gunshot wound he suffered in Afghanistan.
During the late afternoon of Sunday 13 June 2010, Bravo Company was providing security to Royal Engineers who were reinforcing the defences at one of the UK Check Points in Sangin.
At approximately 1629hrs local time, Marine Birdsall received a gunshot wound and was immediately evacuated to Camp Bastion's Role 3 Hospital where his condition was listed as critical.
On 14 June 2010, he was transferred to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital where, at 1229hrs on 14 June 2010, Marine Birdsall sadly died of his wounds.
Far-from-Fenway
Poland
Pfc. Grzegorz Bukowski
From: Poland
Age: 29
Unit: Oddzial Specjalny Zandarmerii Wojskowej (Military Police Special Branch)
Died: June 15, 2010
Died of shrapnel wounds sustained during a missile attack on a Forward Operating Base Warrior in Ghazni province, Afghanistan.
Far-from-Fenway
16 June 2010
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Cpl. Jeffrey R. Standfest, 23, of St. Clair, Mich., died June 16 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, IIIMarine Expeditionary Force, based at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Far-from-Fenway
16 June 2010
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Lance Cpl. Michael C. Bailey, 29, of Park Hills, Mo., died June 16 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, IMarine Expeditionary Force, based at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.
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Far-from-Fenway
15 June 2010
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Spc. Benjamin D. Osborn, 27, of Queensbury, N.Y., died June 15 in Shigalwashheltan district, Konar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky
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