DOD Identifies Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
They died May 27, in Chak-E Wardak District, Afghanistan, when their unit was attacked by enemy forces.
Killed were:
Spc. Kedith L. Jacobs, 21, of Denver, Colo, and
Pfc. Leroy Deronde III, 22, Jersey City, New Jersey.
Spc. Jacobs was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Pfc. Deronde was assigned to F Company, 125th Brigade Support Battalion attached to 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.
For more information related to this release, media may contact the 1st Armored Division public affairs office at 915-744-8406 or 915-203-3769.
CORRECTION: June, 2, 2012; no. 457-12: The unit for Spc. Jacobs was corrected to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas. The unit for Pfc. Deronde was corrected to F Company, 125th Brigade Support Battalion attached to 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.
The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
They died May 27, in Chak-E Wardak District, Afghanistan, when their unit was attacked by enemy forces.
Killed were:
Spc. Kedith L. Jacobs, 21, of Denver, Colo, and
Pfc. Leroy Deronde III, 22, Jersey City, New Jersey.
Spc. Jacobs was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Pfc. Deronde was assigned to F Company, 125th Brigade Support Battalion attached to 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.
For more information related to this release, media may contact the 1st Armored Division public affairs office at 915-744-8406 or 915-203-3769.
CORRECTION: June, 2, 2012; no. 457-12: The unit for Spc. Jacobs was corrected to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas. The unit for Pfc. Deronde was corrected to F Company, 125th Brigade Support Battalion attached to 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.
from denverpost.com:
A Denver man was among two soldiers killed in Afghanistan last weekend , the U.S. Department of Defense announced today.
Spc. Kedith L. Jacobs, 21, was supporting Operation Eduring Freedom when his unit was attacked by enemy forces on May 27. Pfc. Leroy Deronde, 22 of Jersey City, N.J., was also killed in the attack.
Jacobs was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Both soldiers were deployed with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division in eastern Afghanistan. The brigade deployed about 3,500 soldiers from Fort Bliss in October and will return to Texas this month . The brigade is conducting combat operations and advising Afghan security forces.
There were 36 U.S. military casualties in Afghanistan in May, marking the deadliest month for American forces so far in 2012.
The American soldiers' death toll in May brought the total U.S. fatalities since the war started in October 2001 to 1,881, including 124 this year.
About 60 Fort Bliss soldiers have died in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Middle East.
Maj. Gen. Dana J.H. Pittard, 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss commanding general, issued a statement of condolence late Saturday:
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends, and fellow Soldiers of Spc. Jacobs and Pfc. Deronde during this difficult time," he said. "Team Bliss and the 1st Armored Division will never forget these two outstanding Iron Soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice during combat in Afghanistan."
Spc. Kedith L. Jacobs, 21, was supporting Operation Eduring Freedom when his unit was attacked by enemy forces on May 27. Pfc. Leroy Deronde, 22 of Jersey City, N.J., was also killed in the attack.
Jacobs was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Both soldiers were deployed with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division in eastern Afghanistan. The brigade deployed about 3,500 soldiers from Fort Bliss in October and will return to Texas this month . The brigade is conducting combat operations and advising Afghan security forces.
There were 36 U.S. military casualties in Afghanistan in May, marking the deadliest month for American forces so far in 2012.
The American soldiers' death toll in May brought the total U.S. fatalities since the war started in October 2001 to 1,881, including 124 this year.
About 60 Fort Bliss soldiers have died in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Middle East.
Maj. Gen. Dana J.H. Pittard, 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss commanding general, issued a statement of condolence late Saturday:
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends, and fellow Soldiers of Spc. Jacobs and Pfc. Deronde during this difficult time," he said. "Team Bliss and the 1st Armored Division will never forget these two outstanding Iron Soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice during combat in Afghanistan."
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