Saturday, November 6, 2010

DOD Identifies Army Casualty

U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)


             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
             Spc. Blake D. Whipple, 21, of Williamsville, N.Y., died Nov. 5 in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.  He was assigned to the 7th Engineering Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
             For more information media may contact the Fort Drum public affairs office at 315-772-8286.

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