Wednesday, December 14, 2011

R.I.P. - Pvt. Jalfred D. Vaquerano

Bliss private wounded in Logar dies in Germany


Staff report
Posted : Wednesday Dec 14, 2011 12:00:50 EST
A Texas-based soldier died earlier this week after he was wounded in Afghanistan, the Defense Department said.
Pvt. Jalfred D. Vaquerano, 20, of Apopka, Fla., died Tuesday in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries suffered from enemy small-arms fire while deployed in Logar province. Vaquerano was assigned to 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, out of Fort Bliss.
Further details were not immediately available.

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DOD Identifies Army Casualty

            The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
            Pvt. Jalfred D. Vaquerano, 20, of Apopka, Fla., died Dec. 13, in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries suffered from enemy small-arms fire while deployed in Logar province, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.
            For more information related to this release, the media may contact First Armored Division public affairs at 915-744-8406 and 915-203-3769, or by email at dennis.r.swanson4.mil@mail.mil .

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