Marine and Army Casualties

[Uvin A. Clough JR., TSGT, USAF, RET.]

PLEASE TAKE TIME TO SAY A PRAYER AND FORWARD THIS THAT OTHERS MIGHT HONOR THESE HEROSDOD Identifies Marine CasualtyThe Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.1st Lt. James R. Zimmerman, 25, of Aroostook, Maine, died Nov. 2 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.For additional background information on this Marine, news media representatives may contact the 2nd Marine Division public affairs office at 910-449-9925 or http://www.marines.mil/unit/2ndmardiv/Pages/Media/default.aspx.DOD Identifies Two Army CasualtiesThe Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.Sgt. 1st Class Todd M. Harris, 37, of Tucson, Ariz., died Nov. 3 in Badghis province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire.He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.For more information media may contact the Fort Drum public affairs office at 315-772-8286, or after hours at 315-772-8286.Spc. James C. Young, 25, of Rochester, Ill., died Nov. 3 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.He was assigned to the 863rd Engineer Battalion, Darien, Ill.For more information the media may contact the 412th Theater Engineer Command public affairs office at 601-631-6103