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.
Two Marines died July 22 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lt. Col.
Mario D. Carazo, 41, of Springfield, Ohio, and Maj. James M. Weis, 37, of Toms River, N.J. They were assignedto Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Four soldiers died July 24, at Qalat, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked their military vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Killed were: Staff Sgt. Conrad A. Mora, 24, of San Diego, Calif., Sgt. Daniel Lim, 23, of Cypress, Calif., Spc. Joseph A. Bauer, 27, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Pfc. Andrew L. Hand, 25, of Enterprise, Ala. They were assigned to 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
Lance Cpl. Frederik E. Vazquez, 20, of Melrose Park, Ill., died July 24 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Marine Expeditionary Force II, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Opinion, Pages 5 on 07/29/2010