Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 25 June, 2010
Unit: 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment
Hometown: Rome, N.Y.
The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
They died June 25 at Konar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked their unit using rocket propelled grenades and small arms fire. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Killed were:
Spc. Blair D. Thompson, 19, of Rome, N.Y.
Spc. Jared C. Plunk, 27, of Stillwater, Okla.
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