Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 1 October, 2010
Unit: 1221st Engineer Clearance Company
Hometown: Lexington, S.C.
The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
They died Oct. 1 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their military vehicle with an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 1221st Engineer Clearance Company, Graniteville, S.C.
Killed were:
Staff Sgt. Willie J. Harley Jr., 48, of Aiken, S.C.
Spc. Luther W. Rabon Jr., 32, of Lexington, S.C.
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