Monday, October 17, 2005

U.S. Casualties in Iraq & Afghanistan 10/17/05

U.S. casualties in Iraq & Afghanistan reported in D.O.D. releases dated 10/17/05

Sgt. Mark P. Adams, 24, of Morrisville, N. C. , died Oct. 15 from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Saqlawiyah, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve's II Marine Expeditionary Force Augmentation Command Element, Camp Lejeune, N. C. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, Adams was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II MEF (Forward).

Pfc. Joseph Cruz, 22, of Whittier, Calif. , died in Bagram, Afghanistan, on Oct. 16, of non-combat related injuries sustained in an accident at Organ-E, Afghanistan, on Oct. 15. Cruz was assigned to the1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, Vicenza, Italy.

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