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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 999-07
August 13, 2007


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DoD Identifies Army Casualties


The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Aug. 12 in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle.


Killed were:


Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey D. Kettle, 31, of Madill, Okla. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.


Staff Sgt. Jesse G. Clowers Jr., 27, of Herndon, Va. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.


Sgt. Charles B. Kitowski III, 31, of Farmers Branch, Texas. He was assigned to the 345th Psychological Operations Company, 2nd Psychological Operations Group, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.


For more information on Kettle and Clowers, the media may contact the U.S. Army Special Operations Command public affairs office at (910) 432-6005.


For more information on Kitowski, the media may contact the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command public affairs office at (910) 432-2035; after hours (910) 432-7714 (ask for the public affairs officer
 
Rest In Peace Sgt. 1st Class Kettle, Staff Sgt. Clowers, and Sgt. Kitowski. My thoughts and prayers out to the families and friends of the men back home; and to their team mates in the 7th SFG.

Blue Skies Warriors...
 
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