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Military Casualty Report

Written by Stephen Rhodes on October 27, 2009 - Comments No Comments

The Department of Defense announced today the death of four Marines who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. The following Marines died Oct. 26 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

  • Cpl. Gregory M.W. Fleury, 23, of Anchorage, Alaska.
  • Capt. Eric A. Jones, 29, of Westchester, N.Y. 
  • Capt. David S. Mitchell, 30, of Loveland, Ohio. 
  • Capt. Kyle R. Van De Giesen, 29, of North Attleboro, Mass.

Fleury, Jones and Van De Giesen were assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Mitchell was assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif.

In addition, the Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom: 

  • Sgt. Eduviges G. Wolf, 24, of Hawthorne, Calif., died Oct. 25 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked her vehicle with a rocket propelled grenade.  She was assigned to the 704th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
  • Pfc. Devin J. Michel, 19, of Stockton, Ill., died Oct. 24 in Zhari province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.  He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

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