The Department of Defense announced today the death of a
soldier who was supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.
Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Andrew Celiz, 32, from
Summerville, South Carolina, died, July 12, in Afghanistan, of wounds sustained
as a result of enemy small arms fire while conducting operations in support of
a medical evacuation landing zone in Zurmat district, Paktiya province. The
incident is under investigation.
Celiz was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger
Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia.
For more information regarding Sgt. 1st Class Christopher A.
Celiz, media may contact Lt. Col. Robert M. Bockholt, US Army Special Operations
Command Public Affairs, at (910) 494-1589 or Matthew.bockholt@socom.mil.
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