The Pentagon has identified the two U.S. Army Green Berets killed on Wednesday during combat operations in northern Afghanistan.
The Pentagon has identified the two U.S. Army Green Berets killed on Wednesday during combat operations in northernAfghanistan.
Deleon-Figueroa, from Chicopee, Massachusetts, served more than 13 years in the Army and was on his sixth overseas deployment. He deployed as an infantryman to Iraq in 2008, and to Afghanistan in 2010. As a Green Beret, he deployed to South America in 2015 and 2018, and to Afghanistan in 2018 and 2019.
His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal with Valor, Army Commendation Medal , Army Achievement Medal , Army Good Conduct Medal with four Knot Device, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two Campaign Stars, Iraq Campaign Medal with Campaign Star, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon with numeral"3", Army Service...
There have now been 14 U.S. troops killed in combat-related incidents in the country this year, the highest number recorded by the Defense Department since 2014. Last month, two 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers, Spc. Michael Nance and Pfc. Brandon Kreischer, were killed while conducting operations in Kandahar Province.
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