Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 26 September, 2010
Unit: 20th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade
Hometown: Peoria, Ill.
The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
They died Sept. 26 at Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their military vehicle with an improvised explosive device on Sept. 25 at Forward Operating Base Frontenac, Afghanistan. They were assigned to the 20th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.
Killed were:
Sgt. Mark A. Simpson, 40, of Peoria, Ill.
Spc. Donald S. Morrison, 23, of Cincinnati, Ohio.
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