Soldiers and Marine Killed in Afghanistan, Navy Also Reports Death in Kuwait

Three soldiers are killed by an IED in Afghanistan, and a sailor died in Kuwait.

The Zhari province under Taliban dominance in 2006.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Staff Sergeant John A. Reiners, 24, of Lakeland, Florida, Sergeant Jeremiah T. Wittman, 26, of Darby, Montana; and Specialist Bobby J. Pagan, 23, of Austin, Texas, were killed 13 February 2010 in Afghanistan's Zhari Province.

A news release issued by the DoD indicates that the three soldiers died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device, or IED.

They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Another combat death reported in Afghanistan is Marine Lance Corporal Alejandro J. Yazzie, 23, of Rock Point, Arizona, who died 16 February while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

He was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

In an unrelated military death, it was reported that Petty Officer 1st Class Sean L. Caughman, 43, of Fort Worth, Texas, died 16 February 2010, while supporting operations in Kuwait.

Sean Caughman was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Twenty-Two, the government did not reveal his cause of death.

Also, a close friend of Salem-News.com, Q Madp of Portland, Oregon, operates the Website IraqWarHeroes.org, and dedicates his life in tribute to these fallen Americans, and he also needs donations to survive. If you believe in honoring American forces, get in touch with either Q Madp or Salem-News.com and tell us how you can help.