Name:
Army Staff Sgt. Brandon W. Farley
Age:
30
From:
Grand Prairie, Texas;
Assigned to
the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas;
Incident:
Army Staff Sgt. Brandon W. Farley died Sept. 18 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained Sept. 17 when his mounted patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenades in Able Monti, Afghanistan.
Died:
September
18, 2008
Soldier recalled as committed to family, country
The Associated Press
HAWORTH, Okla. — An Oklahoma soldier who died last week in Afghanistan is being recalled as a person who was committed to both his family and his country.
The Pentagon said Monday that Fort Hood, Texas-based Army Staff Sgt. Brandon W. Farley died Thursday at Bagram Airfield.
The 30-year-old from Haworth, in McCurtain County in far southeastern Oklahoma, died of wounds sustained the day before when his mounted patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenades in Able Monti.
“It hits home hard,” said Farley’s brother, 28-year-old Corey Farley. “You think it could
Occupation
the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas;
Incident
Army Staff Sgt. Brandon W. Farley died Sept. 18 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained Sept. 17 when his mounted patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenades in Able Monti, Afghanistan.