Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation New Dawn.
They died May 22 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the1st Battalion, 63rd Armor, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Killed were:
Sgt. 1st Class Clifford E. Beattie, 37, of Medical Lake, Wash., and
Pfc. Ramon Mora Jr., 19, of Ontario, Calif.
Source: defense.gov
