The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Sept. 12 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised-explosive device and small arms fire. The soldiers were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Killed were:
Staff Sgt. Nekl B. Allen, 29, of Rochester N.Y.
Spc. Daniel L. Cox, 23, of Parsons, Kan.
For more information media may contact the Fort Drum public affairs office at (315) 772-7267.
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