Dennis J. Pratt
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Age: 34
From: Duncan, Okla.
Assigned to the 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery (Strike), 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Incident: Army Pfc. Dennis J. Pratt died July 20 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle followed by an attack from enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenades. Also killed were Spc. Anthony M. Lightfoot, Spc. Andrew J. Roughton and Sgt. Gregory Owens Jr.
Died: July 20, 2009
Duncan soldier killed in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
DUNCAN, Okla. — The parents of an Oklahoma soldier say their 34-year-old son was among four killed during an attack in Afghanistan earlier this week.
Army Pfc. Dennis J. Pratt of Duncan was driving a Humvee in a convoy in a classified location when a roadside bomb exploded near the vehicle, his parents said. A Defense Department statement said the four soldiers in the vehicle then came under enemy fire with rocket-propelled grenades and small arms.
Along with Pratt, those killed were 24-year-old Sgt. Gregory Owens Jr. of Garland, Texas 20-year-old Spc. Anthony M. Lightfoot of Riverdale, Ga. and 21-year-old Spc. Andrew J. Roughton of Houston.
All were assigned to the 4th Battalion, 25th “Strike” Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th “Mountain” Division (Light Infantry) in Fort Drum, N.Y.
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