Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. 
 

They died April 23, in Pul-E-Alam, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from enemy indirect fire.  The soldiers were assigned to the 2nd Aviation Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. 

Killed were:

Capt. Aaron R. Blanchard, 32, of Selah, Wash., and

1^st Lt. Robert J. Hess, 26, of Fairfax, Va. 

For more information please contact the Fort Drum public affairs office at 315-772-8286 or 315-523-4546.