Tag: indirect fire 11 August 2013

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Herrera, Octavio
Army Staff sergeant

Octavio Herrera, age 26, from Caldwell, Idaho, Canyon county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky

Date of death: Sunday, August 11, 2013
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with indirect fire. Killed in the incident were Staff Sgt. Octavio Herrera, Sgt. Jamar A. Hicks, and Spc. Keith E. Grace Jr. Herrera and Grace died in Pakita Province, Afghanistan. Hick was evacuated to Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khost, Afghanistan and later died.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Hicks, Jamar A.
Army Sergeant

Jamar A. Hicks, age 22, from Little Rock, Arkansas, Pulaski county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky

Date of death: Sunday, August 11, 2013
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with indirect fire. Killed in the incident were Staff Sgt. Octavio Herrera, Sgt. Jamar A. Hicks, and Spc. Keith E. Grace Jr. Herrera and Grace died in Pakita Province, Afghanistan. Hick was evacuated to Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khost, Afghanistan and later died.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Grace, Keith E.
Army Specialist

Keith E. Grace, age 26, from Baytown, Texas.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky

Date of death: Sunday, August 11, 2013
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with indirect fire. Killed in the incident were Staff Sgt. Octavio Herrera, Sgt. Jamar A. Hicks, and Spc. Keith E. Grace Jr. Herrera and Grace died in Pakita Province, Afghanistan. Hick was evacuated to Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khost, Afghanistan and later died.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Frank, Edward J. II
Army Sergeant

Edward J. II Frank, age 26, from Yonkers, New York, Westchester county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.

Date of death: Thursday, August 11, 2011
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province Afghanistan of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Killed were: Sgt. Edward J. Frank II, Spc. Jameel T. Freeman, Spc. Patrick L. Lay II, Spc Jordan M. Morris, Pfc Rueben J. Lopez

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times