1 October 2010

The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

They died Oct. 1 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their military vehicle with an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 1221st Engineer Clearance Company, Graniteville, S.C.

Killed were:

Staff Sgt. Willie J. Harley Jr., 48, of Aiken, S.C.

Spc. Luther W. Rabon Jr., 32, of Lexington, S.C.