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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1064-10
November 17, 2010

DOD Identifies Army Casualties

            The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of five soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

            They died Nov. 14 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked their unit with small arms fire.

            Killed were:

            Spc. Shane H. Ahmed, 31, of Chesterfield, Mich.

            Spc. Nathan E. Lillard, 26, of Knoxville, Tenn.

            Spc. Scott T. Nagorski, 27, of Greenfield, Wis.

            Spc. Jesse A. Snow, 25, of Fairborn, Ohio.

            Pfc. Christian M. Warriner, 19, of Mills River, N.C.

            They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

            For more information on these soldiers, media may contact the Fort Campbell public affairs office at 270-798-3025.