Saturday, September 24, 2011

DOD Identifies Army Casualties


IMMEDIATE RELEASENo. 816-11
September 23, 2011


Darlington, Wis
Darlington, Wis
            The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
            They died Sep. 21, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked their unit with small arms fire.  They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
            Killed were:
            Spc. Jakob J. Roelli, 24, of .
; and
            Spc. Robert E. Dyas, 21, of Nampa, Idaho

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