Name:
Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey M. Rada Morales
Age:
32
From:
Naranjito, Puerto Rico.;
Assigned to
1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.;
Incident:
Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey M. Rada Morales died June 29 in Khosrow-E Sofla, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when his vehicle rolled into a canal. Also killed were Master Sgt. Shawn E. Simmons and Sgt. James M. Treber.
Died:
June
29, 2008
3 Special Forces soldiers killed in vehicle rollover
The Associated Press
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — The Army said Tuesday it is investigating the deaths of three North Carolina-based Special Forces soldiers who drowned in Afghanistan after their vehicle rolled into a river.
The Army Special Operations Command said the non-battle accident occurred Saturday in Kandahar province. The Green Berets were traveling in an RG-31 Mine Protected Vehicle.
The victims were identified as 39-year-old Master Sgt. Shawn E. Simmons of Ashland, Mass.; 32-year-old Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey M. Rada Morales of Naranjito, Puerto Rico, and 24-year-old Sgt. James M. Treber of San Diego, Calif.
All the soldiers were members of the same team in...
Occupation
1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.;
Incident
Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey M. Rada Morales died June 29 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when his vehicle rolled into a canal. Also killed were Master Sgt. Shawn E. Simmons and Sgt. James M. Treber.