Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 5 July, 2010
Unit: 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment
Hometown: Virginia Beach, Va.
The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
They died July 5 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Killed were:
Pfc. Edwin C. Wood, 18, of Omaha, Neb.
Staff Sgt. Christopher F. Cabacoy, 30, of Virginia Beach, Va.
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