DOD Identifies Army Casualties
October 27, 2012

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

They died of wounds suffered Oct. 25 when their unit was attacked by small arms fire in Khas Uruzgan, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan.

Killed were:

Staff Sgt. Kashif M. Memon, 31, of Houston, Texas. He was assigned to the 96th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), 95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.

Sgt. Clinton K. Ruiz, 22, of Murrieta, Calif. He was assigned to the 9th Military Information Support Battalion (Airborne), 8th Military Information Support Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.

For more information media may contact the U.S. Army Special Operations Command public affairs office at 910-432-6005 (duty hours) or 910-494-1589 (after hours).