R.I.P. Spc. Brian M. Anderson
Army Spc. Brian M. Anderson
Died June 12, 2010 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom
24, of Harrisonburg, Va.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died June 12 in Za Khel, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his vehicle using an improvised explosive device.
(The following was taken from m.wusa9.com of June 16, 2010) FORT DRUM, N.Y. (WUSA) -- A soldier from Virginia was killed in action in Afghanistan, Defense officials announced in a statement released Tuesday.
Spc. Brian M. Anderson, 24, of Harrisonburg, Va., died June 12 in Za Khel, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his vehicle using an improvised explosive device.
Spc. Anderson was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y. Spc. Anderson joined the Army in March 2008 and, after completing training, arrived at Fort Drum in July, 2008. He was an infantryman with the 1st Battalion 87th Infantry Regiment.
A press statement from Fort Drum listed Spc. Anderson's awards and decorations, including the National Defense Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon and the Overseas Service Ribbon.
Army officials said in the statement that Anderson is survived by his mother, father, brother and sister.
4 comments:
My name is Dustin Lee Dowdy. I live in Silver Creek, Georgia. I know of your loss. My son is there with the 10th Mountain, 1/87th. I love them all as if they were my own. Let me know if there is anything I can do for your family. Bless You.
Dustin L. Dowdy
dldowdy@bellsouth.net
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Thanks for your comments Mr. Dowdy. I personally haven't suffered any losses from the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan. I only post the obits of the casualties in order to perpetuate their memory and honor their sacrifice in a very small way.
Yes sir. Thank you for your work.
I am a retired non-com from 1-87. I trained spc anderson for a while and he was a good man and soldier. he will be missed and should be honored for his sacrifice. TO THE TOP young soldier....My name is SGT Bradley Link. I served in Alpha company 1-87
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