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Edelman L Hernandez
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Name: Army Sgt. Edelman L. Hernandez
Age: 23
From: Hyattsville, Md.
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Incident: Army Sgt. Edelman L. Hernandez died April 11 in Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, while on combat patrol. The incident is under investigation.
Died: April 11, 2007
Fort Drum soldier drowns in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
Age: 23
From: Hyattsville, Md.
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Incident: Army Sgt. Edelman L. Hernandez died April 11 in Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, while on combat patrol. The incident is under investigation.
Died: April 11, 2007
Fort Drum soldier drowns in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
FORT DRUM, N.Y. — A 10th Mountain Division soldier drowned when he fell into the Korengal River in Afghanistan during a combat patrol, Army officials said Monday.
Sgt. Edelman L. Hernandez, 23, of Hyattsville, Md., was on a foot patrol last Wednesday near Babyal Village when he lost his footing and fell into a deep section of the river. Other members of his unit immediately began a search to locate Hernandez. His body was recovered Thursday morning at some distance downstream, according to a release from Fort Drum.
Military officials announced Hernandez’s death last week, but provided no details.
An infantryman assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd...
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the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Incident
Army Sgt. Edelman L. Hernandez died April 11 in Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, while on combat patrol. The incident is under investigation.
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Edelman L Hernandez
2007-05-07
God Bless your soul!! Thank you for sacrificing so much for our freedom. God give your loved ones comfort!!