The Department of Defense announced
today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring
Freedom.
They died June 20, in Khowst province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with
small arms fire and an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 133rd Military
Police Company, 51st Military Police Battalion, Florence, S.C.
Killed were:
1st Lt. Ryan D. Rawl, 30,
Lexington, S.C.,
Sgt. 1st Class Matthew B. Thomas,
30, Travelers Rest, S.C., and
Spc. John D. Meador II, 36,
Columbia, S.C.
For more information the media may
contact the South Carolina National Guard public affairs office at
803-806-4327.
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