Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2013. The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
They died June 3, in Tsamkani, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when their unit was attacked by a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. The soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Killed were:
2nd Lt. Justin L. Sisson, 23, of Phoenix, Ariz., and
Spc. Robert A. Pierce, 20, of Panama, Okla.
The Department also announced the death of a third solider who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Staff Sgt. Job M. Reigoux, 30, of Austin, Texas, died June 1, in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with a rocket propelled grenade. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Source; defense.gov
