DoD Casulaty List for May 3 - 8, 2013

Sentry from "The Old Guard" at the Tomb of the Unknowns

The Department of Defense announced May 3^rd the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

+Staff Sgt. Michael H. Simpson, 30, of San Antonio, Texas, died May 1 in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit on April 27, with an improvised explosive device in Arian, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

The Department of Defense announced May 3^rd the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.  They died May 2, in Camp Buehring, Kuwait, of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident. They were assigned to 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. 

Killed were:
+Spc. Trinidad Santiago Jr., 25, of San Diego, California
+Pfc. Charles P. McClure, 21, of Stratford, Oklahoma

The Department of Defense announced May 5^th the death of three airmen who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.  They died May 3, near Chon-Aryk, Kyrgyzstan, in the crash of a KC-135 aircraft. The airmen were assigned to the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington.

Killed were:
+Capt. Mark T. Voss, 27, of Colorado Springs, Colorado,
+Capt. Victoria A. Pinckney, 27, of Palmdale, California, and
+Tech Sgt. Herman Mackey III, 30, of Bakersfield, California

The Department of Defense announced May 6^th the death of two Marines who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.  They died May 4, while conducting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan. They were both assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. 

Killed were:
+Staff Sgt. Eric D. Christian, 39, of Warwick, New York, and
+Cpl. David M. Sonka, 23, of Parker, Colorado

The Department of Defense announced May 6^th the death of five soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.  They died May 4, in Maiwand, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when their vehicle was attacked by an enemy improvised explosive device. The soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36^thInfantry, 1^stBrigade Combat Team, 1^stArmored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.

Killed were:
+1^stLt. Brandon J. Landrum, 26, of Lawton, Oklahoma,
+Staff Sgt. Francis G. Phillips IV, 28, of Meridian, New York,
+Spc. Kevin Cardoza, 19, of Mercedes, Texas,
+Spc. Thomas P. Murach, 22, of Meridian, Idaho, and
+Spc. Brandon J. Prescott, 24, of Bend, Oregon