Thursday, March 11, 2010

Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died March 9 in Khowst province, Afghanistan, from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit using small-arms, indirect and rocket-propelled grenade fires. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Killed were:

Sgt. Jonathan J. Richardson, 24, of Bald Knob, Ark.
Pfc. Jason M. Kropat, 25, of White Lake, N.Y.

For more information media may contact the Fort Campbell public affairs office at 270- 798-3025 or at http://www.campbell.army.mil/eaglehonors/Pages/EagleHonorsHome.aspx.

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