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Joshua C. Brennan
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Name: Army Sgt. Joshua C. Brennan
Age: 22
From: Ontario, Ore.
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy
Incident: Army Sgt. Joshua C. Brennan died Oct. 26 in Asadabad, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained Oct. 25 at Korengal Valley, when he came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenade, machine-gun and small-arms fire during combat operations. Also killed was Spc. Hugo V. Mendoza.
Died: October 26, 2007
Oregon soldier killed in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
Age: 22
From: Ontario, Ore.
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy
Incident: Army Sgt. Joshua C. Brennan died Oct. 26 in Asadabad, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained Oct. 25 at Korengal Valley, when he came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenade, machine-gun and small-arms fire during combat operations. Also killed was Spc. Hugo V. Mendoza.
Died: October 26, 2007
Oregon soldier killed in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
A soldier who grew up in Ontario, Ore., has been killed in a Taliban ambush in Afghanistan, his father said Oct. 26.
Army Sgt. Josh Brennan, 22, was shot in the chest on patrol in Kunar province, his father, Michael Brennan, of McFarland, Wis., told The Associated Press. He was a member of the 173rd Airborne Brigade.
Taliban fighters tried to drag the soldier’s body off, but a medic hurled six hand grenades at them before he himself was killed, Michael Brennan said.
He said the military notified him of his son’s death Oct. 26.
He said his son told him his unit had seen combat almost every day over t
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the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy;
Incident
Army Sgt. Joshua C. Brennan died Oct. 26 in Asadabad, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained Oct. 25 at Korengal Valley, when he came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenade, machine-gun and small-arms fire during combat operations. Also killed was Spc. Hugo V. Mendoza.
Prayers & Messages
Joshua C Brennan
2008-05-17
Your sacrifice will remain in our hearts for a lifetime,
with intense gratitude. May God bless you and your family.
Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms.
Joshua C Brennan
2008-04-09
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.