DOD Identifies Navy Casualty
October 02, 2011

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

Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Caleb A. Nelson, 26, of Omaha, Neb.,died after his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device while conducting a combat patrol in Zabul province, Afghanistan on Oct.1. Nelson was assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit, Norfolk, Va.

For further information related to this release, contact Lt. Arlo Abrahamson at 757-763-2007 or 757-620-3109.