Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announcedtoday the deaths of four soldiers who were supporting Operation EnduringFreedom. 
They died Sept. 16 in Zabul province,Afghanistan of injuries suffered when their position was attacked with small armsfire. 
Killed were:
Sgt. Sapuro B. Nena, 25, ofHonolulu, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker BrigadeCombat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.,
Spc. Joshua N. Nelson, 22,Greenville, N.C., assigned to 202nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 513thMilitary Intelligence Brigade, Fort Gordon, Ga.,
Pfc. Genaro Bedoy, 20, ofAmarillo, Texas, assigned to 52nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade CombatTeam, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., and
Pfc. Jon R. Townsend, 19,Claremore, Okla., assigned to 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rdStryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord,Wash.
For more information on Nena,Bedoy and Townsend the media may contact the I Corps public affairs office at253-477-3048 or after work hours: 253-370-9861.
For more information on Nelson the mediamay contact the Fort Gordon public affairs office at 706-791-6001.