DoD Identifies Army Casualty
June 10, 2005

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

Pfc. Emmanuel Hernandez, 22, of Yauco, Puerto Rico, died June 8 in Shkin, Afghanistan, when his helicopter-landing zone came under enemy fire. Hernandez was assigned to the Army’s 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Vicenza, Italy.

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