To honor the men and women in our armed forces and remind our readers of their sacrifi ces, Northwest Arkansas Newspapers publishes Department of Defense announcements identifying Americans killed in active military operations.
Army Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Bowden, 28, of Villa Rica, Ga., died Aug. 31 in Ghazni, Afghanistan, of injuries suft ered when enemy forces attacked his unit with smallarms fire while on dismounted patrol. He was assigned to the 242nd Ordnance Battalion (EOD), 71st Ordnance Group (EOD), Fort Carson, Colo.
Air Force Staff Sgt. Todd J. Lobraico Jr., 22, of New Fairfield, Conn., died Sept. 5 from wounds suft ered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fi re near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 105th Security Forces Squadron at Stewart Air National Guard Base, N.Y.
Opinion, Pages 5 on 09/24/2013