The Department of Defense announced today the death of eight soldiers and
eight sailors who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Soldiers killed were:
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SSgt. Shamus O. Goare, 29, of Danville, Ohio
Chief Warrant Officer Corey J. Goodnature, 35, of Clarks Grove, Minn
Sgt. Kip A. Jacoby, 21, of Pompano Beach, Florida
Sgt. 1st Class Marcus V. Muralles, 33, of Shelbyville, Indiana
MSgt James W. Ponder III, 36, of Franklin, Tenn
Maj. Stephen C. Reich, 34, of Washington Depot, Conn
Sgt. 1st Class Michael L. Russell, 31, of Stafford, VA
Chief Warrant Officer Chris J. Scherkenbach, 40, of Jacksonville, Florida
All of these soldiers were assigned to the Army's 160th Special Operations
Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Hunter Army Air Field, Ga.
Sailors killed were:
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Chief Petty Officer Jacques J. Fontan, 36, of New Orleans, LA
Senior Chief Petty Officer Daniel R. Healy, 36, of Exeter, N.H.
Lt. Cmdr. Erik S. Kristensen, 33, of San Diego, CA
Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffery A. Lucas, 33, of Corbett, Oregon
Lt. Michael M. McGreevy, Jr., 30, of Portville, N.Y.
Petty Officer 2nd Class James Suh, 28, of Deerfield Beach, Florida
Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey S. Taylor, 30, of Midway, W.VA
Healy, Patton and Suh were assigned to SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team One, Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii
Fontan, Kristensen, Lucas, McGreevy and Taylor were assigned to SEAL Team
Ten, Virginia Beach, VA
All 16 were killed while conducting combat operations when the MH-47
helicopter that they were aboard crashed in the vicinity of Asadabad,
Afghanistan in Kumar Province on June 28.
For further information related to the Army personnel listed in this
release, contact Army Public Affairs at (703) 692-2000.
For further information related to the Navy personnel listed in this
release, contact Naval Special Warfare Command Public Affairs at (619)
437-5133.
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