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Fall River native killed in Afghanistan
The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers and one airman who were supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.
The service members died Nov. 27, 2018, from injuries sustained when their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device in Andar, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.
The soldiers were assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The airman was assigned to the 26th Special Tactics Squadron at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico.
The incident is under investigation.
The deceased are:
Army Capt. Andrew Patrick Ross, 29, of Lexington, Virginia.
Army Sgt. 1st Class Eric Michael Emond, 39, of Brush Prairie, Washington.
Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan J. Elchin, 25, of Hookstown, Pennsylvania.
Emond was a Fall River native. He was a 1998 graduate of Durfee High School.
“Andrew and Eric were invaluable members and leaders in 3rd Special Forces Group and the special operations community. Our most heartfelt condolences go out to the families of these brave men,” Col. Nathan Prussian, 3rd Group commander, said in a statement.
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Deborah King
November 29, 2018 at 7:15 pm
How many more have to die, please bring ALL THEM HOME!!!!!! PRESENT TRUMP I AM BEGGING YOU TO BRING THE HOME. WE ARE LOSING OUR MEN AND WOMEN. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH Z!!!!!! READ YPUR BIBLE PLEASE!!!!!! THEY ARE DIE. ING.WE ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE. OUR MEN NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAMILY. It’s wrong for our TROOPS TO DIE FOR WHAT????????????? WE LOVE THEM. WE WANT THEM. PRAY PRAY PRAY. GOD BLESS YOU
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