The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
1st Lt. Alejo R. Thompson, 30, of Yuma, Ariz., died May 11 in Bagram, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
For more information please contact Fort Carson public affairs office at 719-526-7525 or at 719-526-5500, if after normal business hours.
He joined the Army on Sept. 19, 2000, and was assigned to Fort Carson on April 20, 2011. His most recent deployment to Afghanistan began on March 6.
He was deployed in Iraq from March 28, 2003, to Feb. 4, 2004.
Thompson will receive the Bronze Star and Purple Heart medals, posthumously, the Army said today.
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