Three Airborne soldiers lose their lives in Afghanistan
March 11, 4:27 PMMilitary


Remembering Sgt.Jonathan Richardson, Pfc. Jason Kropat and Pvt. Nicholas Cook
FileDOD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died March 9 in Khowst province, Afghanistan, from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit using small-arms, indirect and rocket-propelled grenade fires. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Killed were:

Sgt. Jonathan J. Richardson, 24, of Bald Knob, Ark.

Pfc. Jason M. Kropat, 25, of White Lake, N.Y.

For more information media may contact the Fort Campbell public affairs office at 270- 798-3025 or at http://www.campbell.army.mil/eaglehonors/Pages/EagleHonorsHome.aspx.

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Pvt. Nicholas S. Cook, 19, of Hungry Horse, Mont., died March 7 in Konar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Camp Ederle, Italy.

For more information the media may contact the U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army public affairs office at 011-49-6221-57-8694, or via e-mail at ocpa.pi@eur.army.mil


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