DOD Identifies Army Casualties
April 26, 2013

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

They died April 23, in Pul-E-Alam, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from enemy indirect fire. The soldiers were assigned to the 2nd Aviation Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

Killed were:

Capt. Aaron R. Blanchard, 32, of Selah, Wash., and

1st Lt. Robert J. Hess, 26, of Fairfax, Va.

For more information please contact the Fort Drum public affairs office at 315-772-8286 or 315-523-4546.