DOD Casualty Report

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific - Hawaii

The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of four airmen who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died April 27, near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, in the crash of an MC-12 aircraft. The cause of the crash is under investigation, however initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the crash. Killed were:

+CPT Brandon L. Cyr, 28, of Woodbridge, VA. He was assigned to the 906th Air Refueling Squadron, Scott Air Force Base, IL
+CPT. Reid K. Nishizuka, 30, of Kailua, Hawaii. He was assigned to the 427th Reconnaissance Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, CA
+SSGT Richard A. Dickson, 24, of Rancho Cordova, CA. He was assigned to the 306th Intelligence Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, CA
+SSGT Daniel N. Fannin, 30, of Morehead, KY. He was assigned to the 552nd Operations Support Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, OK

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died April 23, in Pul-E-Alam, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from enemy indirect fire. The soldiers were assigned to the 2nd Aviation Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY. Killed were:       

+CPT Aaron R. Blanchard, 32, of Selah, WA
+1LT Robert J. Hess, 26, of Fairfax, VA