Casualties

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

PLEASE SAY A PRAYER AND PASS THIS ON.DoD Identifies Marine CasualtyThe Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.Lance Cpl. Matthew G. Reza, 27, of Austin, Texas, was killed May 31 as a result of a non-hostile incident in Khandahar province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 31, Marine Aircraft Group 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S. C.The incident is currently under investigation.For additional background information on this Marine, news media representatives may contact the MCAS Beaufort public affairs office at [phone].DoD Identifies Army CasualtiesThe Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died June 1 in Nerkh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle. They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) Fort Drum, N.Y.Killed were:Staff Sgt. Jeffrey A. Hall, 28, of Huntsville, Ala.Pfc. Matthew D. Ogden, 33, of Corpus Christi, Texas.Pfc. Matthew W. Wilson, 19, of Miller, Mo.For more information media may contact the Fort Drum public affairs office at [phone].The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.Sgt. Justin J. Duffy, 31, of Cozad, Neb., died June 2 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.For more information the media may contact the 82nd Airborne Division public affairs office at [phone].