The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Sgt. Enrique Mondragon, 23, of The Colony, Texas, died Dec. 24, in Baraki Barak, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when his unit was attacked by small arms fire while on dismounted patrol. He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 173rd Special Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Bamberg, Germany.
For further information related to this release, please contact U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs, Heidelberg, Germany at (011) 49 622-1577270. After duty hours, please call (011) 49 162-2716685.
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from WFAA:
Posted on December 26, 2012 at 5:25 PM
Updated yesterday at 5:29 PM
A soldier from The Colony has been killed in Afghanistan.
Sgt. Enrique Mondragon, 23, died after his unit was attacked by small arms fire while on patrol in Baraki Barak, about 40 miles south of the capital, Kabul, on Christmas Eve.
His body was brought back to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Wednesday morning. Funeral services are pending.
Mondragon was assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 173rd Special Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team based in Bamberg, Germany.
At least 2,040 members of the U.S. military have now died in Afghanistan since the U.S.-led invasion in 2001, according to the Associated Press.
Posted on December 26, 2012 at 5:25 PM
Updated yesterday at 5:29 PM
A soldier from The Colony has been killed in Afghanistan.
Sgt. Enrique Mondragon, 23, died after his unit was attacked by small arms fire while on patrol in Baraki Barak, about 40 miles south of the capital, Kabul, on Christmas Eve.
His body was brought back to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Wednesday morning. Funeral services are pending.
Mondragon was assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 173rd Special Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team based in Bamberg, Germany.
At least 2,040 members of the U.S. military have now died in Afghanistan since the U.S.-led invasion in 2001, according to the Associated Press.
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