The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died March 19 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan , of wounds suffered when they were allegedly shot with small arms fire by an individual from a military security group. The incident is under investigation. They were assigned to the 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Calvary Regiment, Vilseck , Germany .
Killed were:
Cpl. Donald R. Mickler Jr., 29, of Bucyrus , Ohio ; and
Pfc. Rudy A. Acosta, 19, of Canyon Country, Calif.
For more information, media should contact the U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs office at 011-49-6221-57-5816 or by e-mail at ocpa.pi@eur.army.mil .
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4 other soldiers were wounded in this incident.
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