R.I.P. - Spc. Ethan J. Martin

DOD Identifies Army Casualty
            The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

            Spc. Ethan J. Martin, 22, of Lewiston, Idaho, died Aug. 7 in Koragay, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when he encountered enemy small-arms fire.

            Martin was assigned to 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

            For more information pertaining to this release, media may contact the U.S. Army Alaska public affairs office at 907-384-2072 or 907-384-1542.

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from idahostatesman:

Spc. Ethan J. Martin, 22, of Lewiston, died Tuesday in Koragay, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when he encountered enemy small-arms fire, according to the Department of Defense.

Martin was assigned to 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

The family of Spc. Martin released this statement to the media:

“Ethan was a very loving young man with a tender heart. He loved Idaho and he loved to hunt and fish. He planned to go to nursing school after leaving the Army.

Ethan leaves behind a loving family and many friends in Bonners Ferry and northern Idaho. His family includes his mother and father, his sister, 4 stepsisters and 3 stepbrothers. Ethan was preceded in death by his grandfathers Leroy Oakes and Ron Marcy. He will be greatly missed by his family and his friends.”

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R.I.P. - Staff Sgt. Carl E. Hammar

DOD Identifies Army Casualty
            The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

            Staff Sgt. Carl E. Hammar, 24, of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., died July 14, in Khost province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from enemy small arms fire.

            Hammar was assigned to 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

            For more information pertaining to this release, media may contact the U.S. Army Alaska public affairs office at 907-384-2072.

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Statement by Governor Jan Brewer

Mourning the Loss of Staff Sgt. Carl E. Hammar

 

             

              “Please join me today in honoring the sacrifice of a brave Arizona serviceman. United States Army Staff Sgt. Carl E. Hammar, of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, died July 14, 2012, due to injuries sustained when his dismounted patrol came under enemy small arms fire. Staff Sgt. Hammar, 24, was deployed to the Khost province of Afghanistan, where he was serving our Nation in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

 

              “Staff Sgt. Hammar was a member of the 1^st Battalion, 501^st Infantry Regiment, 4^th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25^th Infantry Division, and assigned to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, located near Anchorage, Alaska.

 

              “This is a day to offer our condolences, prayers and due respect for Staff Sgt. Hammar and the family he leaves behind. Please also pray for his fellow soldiers, as well as for all of the men and women who nobly serve our country as part of the United States Military.

 

              “The depth of their sacrifice is too often taken for granted until we learn of a tragedy such as this. Today is a stark reminder to honor their service and never stop praying for their safety.

 

              “In honor of Staff Sgt. Carl E. Hammar, I have ordered that flags at all State buildings be lowered to half-staff until sunset today, July 17, 2012. I also will request that flags be lowered from sunrise until sunset on the day of his interment, for which services are pending.”

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from azfamily,
by Catherine Holland
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 7:42 AM
Updated today at 12:15 PM

PHOENIX -- The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Staff Sgt. Carl Eric Hammar of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., died July 14, in Khost province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from enemy small arms fire. He was on a dismounted patrol at the time of the attack.

Hammar was assigned to 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

According to Hammar's Facebook page, the 24-year-old graduated from Lake Havasu High School in 2005. He joined the Army that December and went on to graduate from basic training, advanced individual training and the basic airborne course at Fort Benning, Ga.

Hammar, a paratrooper, then served as an infantryman at Fort Bragg, N.C.

He had been at JBER since September. He and his 3,500-soldier brigade deployed to Afghanistan in December.

Prior to his arrival at JBER, where he served as a squad leader, Hammer served two tours of duty in Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. His first tour was January 2007 to March 2008. He returned August 2009 to July 2010.

Hammar's next of kind have been notified. A memorial for Hammar will be held at JBER, but the date has not been set.

Armed forces from the U.S., the United Kingdom, Australia and the Afghan United Front launched Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan on Oct. 7, 2001, less than a month after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S.

According to iCasualties.org, nearly 2,000 servicemen from all branches of the military have been killed in and around Afghanistan since the start of Operation Enduring Freedom. More than 40 of those were from Arizona. Another 268 Arizonans have been wounded while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Lake Havasu City is about 200 miles (about 3.5 hours by car) northwest of Phoenix, along the Arizona-California border.

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R.I.P. - Pfc. Nathan T. Davis

DOD Identifies Army Casualty
            The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

            Pfc. Nathan T. Davis, 20, Yucaipa, Calif., died June 9, in Tore Obeh, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when his vehicle was attacked with an enemy improvised explosive device.

            Davis was assigned to the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

            For more information related to this release, the media may contact the U.S. Army Alaska public affairs office at 907-384-1542.

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A Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson paratrooper died Saturday from injuries he sustained in Afghanistanwhen his vehicle was attacked with an improvised explosive device. Three other soldiers were also wounded in the attack.

U.S. ArmyAlaska spokesperson Lt. Col. Bill Coppernoll says Pfc. Nathan Tyler Davis, 20, was driving a Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle that was hit in the city of Tore Obeh, in Afghanistan’s Khowst province.

Davis, of Yucaipa, Calif., served as an infantryman with the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division.

Davis joined the Army in 2010 and completed basic training, Advanced Individual Training, and the Basic Airborne Course at Fort Benning, Ga. before arriving in Alaska in February 2011. Afghanistan was his first deployment.

The names of the injured soldiers were not released, in accordance with Department of Defense policy.

Davis’s next of kin have been notified.

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, 2011 – Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Silvernale,
platoon sergeant, uses the combat net radio from Pvt. Nathan Davis, left, May 12,
both are of the Comanche Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment (Airborne).
The Soldiers took part in air assault training where UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters took
them into a section of Alaska’s Chugach Range
and they were tasked with engaging an opposing force.

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R.I.P. - Pfc. Vincent J. Ellis

DOD Identifies Army Casualty

            The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

            Pfc. Vincent J. Ellis, 22, of Tokyo, Japan, died June 4, in Landstuhl, Germany, from wounds suffered June 1, on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit with improvised explosive devices and small arms fire.  He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

            For more information the media may contact the U.S. Army Alaska public affairs office at 907-384-1542.

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from ktuu.com:

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska-based soldier from Japan has died from wounds he received in Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Alaska spokesperson Lt. Col. Bill Coppernoll confirmed Thursday that Pfc. Vincent J. Ellis died Monday in Germany.

Ellis, an airborne cavalry scout, was wounded last Friday when his unit was attacked by insurgents using improvised explosive devices and small arms fire at Forward Operating Base Salerno, in Afghanistan's Khost province.

The 22-year-old from Tokyo was stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, and assigned to the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division. He attended basic training and the Airborne School at Fort Benning, Ga. last year before being assigned to JBER, and was on his first combat deployment.

Ellis's next of kin have been notified.

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R.I.P. - Sgt. Brian L. Walker, Pfc. Richard L. McNulty III

Sgt. Brian L. Walker, 25 (left), and Pfc. Richard L. McNulty III, 22 (right)

DOD Identifies Army Casualties
            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.

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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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R.I.P. - Spc. Jeffrey L. White, Jr.

DOD Identifies Army Casualty
            The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

            Spc. Jeffrey L. White, Jr., 21, of Catawissa, Mo., died April 3, in Khost province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.  He was assigned to the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

            For more information the media may contact the U.S. Army Alaska public affairs office at (907) 384-1542.

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