NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
April 26, 2003
Release Number: 03-04-181
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SECOND SERVICEMEMBER DIES IN AFGHANISTAN
Bagram, Afghanistan (Apr. 26) - A second U.S. servicemember has died at 12:30 a.m. today as a result of injuries sustained during a rocket attack by enemy forces east of Fire Base Shkin near the Pakistan border in Paktika Province.
Four other servicemembers were wounded in the attack which occurred at 11:00 a.m. yesterday.
The deceased servicemember's name is being withheld pending next of kin notification. Names of the wounded are being withheld for privacy considerations.
|
NEWSLETTER
|
| Join the GlobalSecurity.org mailing list |
|
|
|
