CASUALTIES OF WAR

Friday, January 4, 2013

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.

U.S. Marine Sgt. Michael J. Guillory, 28, of Pearl River, La., died Dec. 14 during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, CampPendleton, Calif. The incident is under investigation.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nicholas J. Reid, 26, of Rochester, N.Y., died Dec. 13 in Landstuhl, Germany from wounds suffered on Dec. 9 in Sperwan Village, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 53rd Ordnance Company, 3rd Ordnance Battalion, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

Opinion, Pages 5 on 01/04/2013