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Army identifies soldiers killed by IED


Staff report
Posted : Saturday Oct 31, 2009 9:57:23 EDT

The Defense Department on Thursday identified the seven soldiers killed Oct. 27 in Arghandab Valley in southern Afghanistan when their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device.

The attack on the soldiers from 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, of Fort Lewis, Wash., was one of two attacks in as many days, claiming the lives of 14 soldiers. On Oct. 26, seven soldiers were killed when their helicopter crashed in western Afghanistan.

The soldiers killed in the IED attack were:

Staff Sgt. Luis M. Gonzalez, 27, of South Ozone Park, N.Y.

Sgt. Fernando Delarosa, 24, of Alamo, Texas

Sgt. Dale R. Griffin, 29, of Terre Haute, Ind.

Sgt. Issac B. Jackson, 27, of Plattsburg, Mo.

Sgt. Patrick O. Williamson, 24, of Broussard, La.

Spc. Jared D. Stanker, 22, of Evergreen Park, Ill.

Pfc. Christopher I. Walz, 25, of Vancouver, Wash.

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8 killed in Afghanistan were from Fort Lewis

14 killed in 2 helicopter crashes



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