Soldier containing the remains of Sgt. Maj. Wardell B. Turner.
On November 26, 2014 the Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
They died Nov. 24, in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when the enemy attacked their vehicle with a vehicle borne improvised explosive device.
Killed were:
Sgt. Maj. Wardell B. Turner, 48, of Nanticoke, Maryland. He was assigned to Headquarters, United States Army Garrison, Fort Drum, New York.
Spc. Joseph W. Riley, 27, of Grove City, Ohio. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
For more information on Turner, contact the Fort Drum public affairs office at 315-772-8286, or at 315-523-4546.
For more information on Riley, contact the 82nd Airborne Division public affairs office during duty hours at 910-432-0661, or after duty hours at 910-309-5561, 910-309-3827, or 910-587-0278.
Source: Pentagon
Note: Deployable anywhere around the world in 18 hours, the 82nd Airborne Division is an active duty airborne infantry division of the United States Army, specializing in parachute assault operations into denied areas. Based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the 82nd Airborne Division is part of the XVIII Airborne Corps.
See video: 82nd Airborne Division https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifbiES434TM
What does it take to be an airborne soldier? See video: US Army Airborne School https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyKeQBT4Dog