The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died April 23 in Logar province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained while conducting combat operations. Both soldiers were assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.

Killed were:

                Sgt. Ronald A. Kubik, 21, of Brielle, N.J., and

                Sgt. Jason A. Santora, 25, of Farmingville, N.Y.