To honor the men and women in our armed forces and remind our readers of their sacrifices, the Benton County Daily Record is publishing Department of Defense announcements identifying Americans killed in active military operations.
Tech. Sgt. Anthony C. Campbell Jr., 35, of Florence, Ky., died Dec. 15 of wounds suffered from the detonation of an improvised explosive device in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Campbell was assigned to the 932nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.
Pfc. Serge Kropov, 21, of Hawley, Pa., died Dec. 20 as a result of a nonhostile incident in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.
Opinion, Pages 5 on 12/29/2009