The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Capt. James D. Nehl, 37, of Gardiner, Ore., died Nov. 9, in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, from small arms fire while on patrol during combat operations. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
For more information related to this release, the media may contact the 1st Infantry Division public affairs office at 785-240-1796.
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Officer from Gardiner killed in Afghanistan
Army Capt. James Nehl, who was shot while on a patrol, is reportedly the 28th Oregon soldier to die in the war
The Register-GuardBy Kelly Ardis
Published: November 13, 2012 12:00AM, Today
An Oregon Coast man serving as a captain in the U.S. Army in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, was shot and killed Friday on patrol, the U.S. Department of Defense said.
Capt. James D. Nehl, 37, was from Gardiner, a small community on the north bank of the Umpqua River near Reedsport in Douglas County.
Nehl was killed by small arms fire while patrolling during combat operations, officials said. Nehl served in Operation Enduring Freedom, the joint American, British and Afghan military campaign in Afghanistan.
Nehl was based at Fort Riley, Kan., where he was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division.
Nehl was the eighth Douglas County military service member to die in Afghanistan or in Iraq since 2005, according to news reports and military databases.
The Oregon Military Department lists 136 soldiers from Oregon or with ties to Oregon who have died in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. He was the 28th Oregon soldier killed in Afghanistan, according to iCasualties.org.
FreedomRemembered.com lists Nehl as the 36th soldier from Oregon or with close Ore-gon ties to die serving Operation Enduring Freedom since its start in 2001.
Ghazni is in eastern Afghanistan, where iCasualties reports that 106 U.S. soldiers have been killed.
Army Capt. James Nehl, who was shot while on a patrol, is reportedly the 28th Oregon soldier to die in the war
The Register-GuardBy Kelly Ardis
Published: November 13, 2012 12:00AM, Today
An Oregon Coast man serving as a captain in the U.S. Army in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, was shot and killed Friday on patrol, the U.S. Department of Defense said.
Capt. James D. Nehl, 37, was from Gardiner, a small community on the north bank of the Umpqua River near Reedsport in Douglas County.
Nehl was killed by small arms fire while patrolling during combat operations, officials said. Nehl served in Operation Enduring Freedom, the joint American, British and Afghan military campaign in Afghanistan.
Nehl was based at Fort Riley, Kan., where he was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division.
Nehl was the eighth Douglas County military service member to die in Afghanistan or in Iraq since 2005, according to news reports and military databases.
The Oregon Military Department lists 136 soldiers from Oregon or with ties to Oregon who have died in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. He was the 28th Oregon soldier killed in Afghanistan, according to iCasualties.org.
FreedomRemembered.com lists Nehl as the 36th soldier from Oregon or with close Ore-gon ties to die serving Operation Enduring Freedom since its start in 2001.
Ghazni is in eastern Afghanistan, where iCasualties reports that 106 U.S. soldiers have been killed.
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