Army IDs 2 101st soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Army IDs 2 101st soldiers killed in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Aug 20, 2008 6:04:56 EDT

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Two Fort Campbell soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan.

The Army said Tuesday that 1st Lt. Donald C. Carwile, 29, of Oxford, Va., and Pfc. Paul E. Conlon Jr., 21, of Somerville, Mass., died on Aug. 15. A statement says the soldiers were killed when the vehicle they were riding in struck a roadside bomb, then came under small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire.

Both soldiers were assigned to 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division based at Fort Campbell. The sprawling Army post is on the Kentucky-Tennessee border.


Article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/08/ap_101st_casualties_081908/



uhc comment: To date five hundred seventy eight soldiers have been killed in the invasion and occupation of Afghanistan --> http://icasualties.org/oef/