The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Sgt. Daniel W. Wallace, 27, of Dry Ridge, Ky., died Oct. 31 in Badin Kheyl, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 201st Engineer Battalion, Kentucky Army National Guard in Cynthiana, Ky.

For more information, media may contact the Kentucky Army National Guard at (502) 607-1556 / 1898.