Pfc. Vincent J. Ellis, 22, of Tokyo, died June 4 in Landstuhl, Germany, from wounds suffered June 1 on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan,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.
when enemy forces attacked his unit with improvised explosive devices and small-arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.
Capt. Scott P. Pace and 1st Lt. Mathew G.
Fazzari died June 6 in Qarah Bagh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when their helicopter crashed.
Pace, 33, of Brawley, Calif., and Fazzari, 25, of Walla Walla, Wash., were assigned to the 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Cpl. Anthony R. Servin, 22, of Moreno Valley, Calif., died June 8 during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Opinion, Pages 5 on 06/29/2012