Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device Sept. 8 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Killed were:
Spc. Koran P. Contreras, 21, of Lawndale, Calif.
Pfc. Douglas J. Jeffries Jr., 20, of Springville, Calif.
Source: defense.gov
