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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 332-10
April 25, 2010

DOD Identifies Army Casualties

                The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died April 23 in Logar province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained while conducting combat operations. Both soldiers were assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.

                Killed were:

                Sgt. Ronald A. Kubik, 21, of Brielle, N.J., and .

                Sgt. Jason A. Santora, 25, of Farmingville, N.Y.

                For more information media may contact the U.S. Army Special Operations Command public affairs office at 910-432-6005; after hours 910-689-6187, or visit http://news.soc.mil.