Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 5 August, 2011
Unit: 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment
Hometown: Warner Robins, Ga.
Spc. Mark J. Downer, 23, of Warner Robins, Ga. died Aug. 5, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with a rocket propelled grenade. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
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