The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died March 9 in Khowst province, Afghanistan, from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit using small-arms, indirect and rocket-propelled grenade fires. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

 

                Killed were:

 

                Sgt. Jonathan J. Richardson, 24, of Bald Knob, Ark.

 

                Pfc. Jason M. Kropat, 25, of White Lake, N.Y.