Three Americans Killed In Afghanistan Identified, Flown Out: The open ramp of the C-130 aircraft sent a beam that split the night. It was late — nearly 2 a.m. — but hundreds of soldiers stood in the rain-soaked mud of the runway, forming two long lines that stretched into the darkness. Hours earlier, on Sunday, three of their fellow soldiers had died defending an outpost from incoming fire. Now, three flag-draped stretchers were solemnly carried onto the aircraft, beginning the long series of flights that would take their remains home to their families. After them came their wounded comrades. The soldiers killed were Staff Sgt. Octavio Herrera, 26, of Caldwell, Idaho; Sgt. Jamar A. Hicks, 22, from Little Rock, Ark.; and Spc. Keith E. Grace, Jr., of Baytown, Texas, according to a Defense Department news release. Several others were wounded when they were hit by indirect fire, which usually consists of mortars or rockets. Herrera and Grace died at their base in Paktia province, while Hicks died after being evacuated to FOB Salerno in neighboring Khost province, the DOD release said.
Posted on: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 12:58:34 +0000
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