DOD Identifies Navy Casualty
August 13, 2011

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Hospitalman Riley Gallinger-Long, 19, of Cornelius, Ore., died Aug. 11 while conducting a dismounted patrol in the Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Gallinger-Long was assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 1, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C.

For further information related to this release, contact 2nd Marine Division Public Affairs Office at 910-450-6575.