Department of Defense Identifies Army Casualty
September 06, 2019
September 06, 2019
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release:
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel.
Sgt. 1st Class Elis A. Barreto Ortiz, 34, from Morovis, Puerto Rico, was killed in action Sept. 5, 2019, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan. The incident is under investigation.
Ortiz was assigne . . .
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel.
Sgt. 1st Class Elis A. Barreto Ortiz, 34, from Morovis, Puerto Rico, was killed in action Sept. 5, 2019, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan. The incident is under investigation.
Ortiz was assigne . . .