The Department of Defense announced
today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
They died Aug. 8, in Sarkowi, in Kunar
province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when they encountered an insurgent
who detonated a suicide vest. These
soldiers were assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Killed were:
Maj. Thomas E. Kennedy, 35, of
West Point, N.Y., and
Command Sgt. Maj. Kevin J.
Griffin, 45, of Laramie, Wyo.
For more information related to this release,
media may contact the Fort Carson public affairs office at 719-526-7525 and
719-526-5500.
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