Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 18 June, 2011
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment
Hometown: Saginaw Township, Mich.
Pfc. Brian J. Backus, 21, of Saginaw Township, Mich., died June 18, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
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