Sunday, August 24, 2008

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08/24/08 :
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Staff Sgt. David L. Paquet, 26, of Rising Sun, Md., died Aug. 20 at Combat Outpost Vegas, Afghanistan, of undetermined causes while conduting a patrol. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment...

08/22/08 :
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Sgt. 1st Class David J. Todd Jr., 36, of Marrero, La., died Aug. 20 in Bala Morghab, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire. He was assigned to the Afghan Regional Security...

2 comments:

susan s. said...

What does "undetermined causes" include?

Paul said...

I have no idea, Susan S. Non-combat-related injuries is usually suicide, but this might be friendly fire or just someone found dead without knowledge of how it happened (ambush?). War-speak always inspires healthy skepticism.