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| Sgt. Brian L. Walker, 25 (left), and Pfc. Richard L. McNulty III, 22 (right) |
The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
They died May 13, in Bowri Tana, Afghanistan, when the enemy attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device. The soldiers were assigned to the 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.
Killed were:
Sgt. Brian L. Walker, 25, of Lucerne Valley, Calif., and
Pfc. Richard L. McNulty III, 22, Rolla, Mo.
For more information related to this release, media may contact the U.S. Army Alaska public affairs office at 907-384-2072 or 907-384-1542.
from ktuu.com:
ANCHORAGE, Alaska —Two Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson paratroopers
died Sunday from injuries they suffered when insurgents attacked their
Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle with an improvised explosive
device in Afghanistan’s Khost Province.
Sgt. Brian L. Walker, 25, and Pfc. Richard L. McNulty III, 22, were both military policemen assigned to the 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division.
Walker, from Lucerne Valley, Calif., was the MRAP’s commander when it was attacked. He joined the Army in July 2007 and arrived at JBER in August 2011, serving a prior year-long Afghanistan deployment from May 2009 to May 2010.
McNulty, from Rolla, Mo., was driving the MRAP. He joined the Army in July 2010 and was assigned to JBER in February 2011.
Walker and McNulty’s next of kin have been notified.
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