Army Capt. Waid C. Ramsey
Died August 4, 2011 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom
41, of Red Bay, Ala.; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Alabama National Guard, Birmingham, Ala.; died Aug. 4 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked with small-arms fire.
Army Sgt. Anthony Del Mar Peterson
Died August 4, 2011 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom
24, of Chelsea, Okla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, Tulsa, Okla.; died Aug. 4 in Paktia province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire.
Army Spc. Barun Rai
Died August 3, 2011 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom
24, of Silver Spring, Md.; assigned to 54th Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Warner Barracks, Bamberg, Germany; died Aug. 3 in Logar province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained during a vehicle rollover.
Army Pfc. Cody A. Baker
Died August 3, 2011 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom
19, of Holton, Kan.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.; died Aug. 3 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Pfc. Gil I. Morales Del Valle.
Army Pfc. Gil I. Morales Del Valle
Died August 3, 2011 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom
21, of Jacksonville, Fla.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La; died Aug. 3 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Pfc. Cody A. Baker.
Army Staff Sgt. Kirk Owen
Died August 2, 2011 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom
37, of Sapulpa, Okla.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard; died Aug. 2 in Paktya province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
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Third Okla. guardsman killed in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY —Department of Defense and Oklahoma National Guard officials say a third soldier has been killed in combat in Afghanistan.
Officials said Wednesday that Staff Sgt. Kirk A. Owen of Sapulpa died of wounds he suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device in Paktia province on Tuesday.
The 37-year-old Owen was a scout with the 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Oklahoma National Guard.
Guard officials say two other members of the unit were killed when they were attacked by homemade bombs.
Thirty-three-year-old 2nd Lt. Jered Ewy of Edmond and 22-year-old Spc. Augustus Vicari of Broken Arrow died July 29 while conducting a dismounted patrol in Janak Kheyl, Afghanistan.
Guard officials say the 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry has 800 soldiers.
Marine Staff Sgt. Leon H. Lucas Jr.
Died August 1, 2011 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom
32, of Wilson, N.C.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died Aug. 1 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations.
Army Sgt. William B. GrossPaniagua
Died July 31, 2011 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom
28, of Daly City, Calif., assigned to 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died July 31 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
Army Pfc. Brice M. Scott
Died July 31, 2011 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom
22, of Columbus, Ga., assigned to 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died July 31 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire.
Army 2nd Lt. Jered W. Ewy
Died July 29, 2011 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom
33, of Edmond, Okla.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, Tulsa, Okla.; died July 29 in Paktya province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Spc. Augustus J. Vicari.
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