In Memoriam

[Grace]

27 February 2011

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

Cpl. Andrew C. Wilfahrt, 31, of Rosemount, Minn., died Feb. 27, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 504th Military Police Battalion, 8th Military Police Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

[Grace]

27 February 2011

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

Spc. Brian Tabada, 21, of Las Vegas, Nev., died Feb. 27, in Konar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire and a rocket propelled grenade. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

[Grace]

27 February 2011

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

Sgt. Kristopher J. Gould, 25, of Saginaw, Mich., died Feb. 27, in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Knox, Ky.

This was his second tour in Afghanistan; he had also been to Iraq once.

[Grace]

28 February 2011

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

Pfc. David R. Fahey Jr., 23, of Norwalk, Conn., died Feb. 28, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

[Grace]

Italy

Capt. Massimo Ranzani

From: Ferrara, Italy
Age: 36
Unit: 5° Reggimento Alpini, Brigata Alpina Julia (5th Alpine Regiment, Julia Alpine Brigade)
Died: February 28, 2011

Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Lynx armored vehicle returning from a patrol 15.5 miles (25 kilometers) north of Shindand in Herat province, Afghanistan.

[lizbud]

On National Geopraphic Channel this evening. A chilling account of war.

http://channel.nationalgeographic.co...n-outpost-4808

[Grace]

28 February 2011

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

Spc. Rudolph R. Hizon 22, of Los Angeles, Calif., died Feb. 28, in Logar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.