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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 565-09
July 30, 2009

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

 

Chief Warrant Officer Douglas M. Vose III, 38, of Concrete, Wash., died July 29 in Kabul Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.  He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Stuttgart, Germany.

 

For more information contact the U.S. Army Special Operations Command public affairs office at (910) 432-6005.