3 Bragg soldiers killed in Afghanistan

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3 Bragg soldiers killed in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Oct 3, 2008 5:51:51 EDT

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — The military says three Green Berets from Fort Bragg were killed this week when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.

The Army Special Operations Command said Wednesday that the deaths occurred Monday in Helmand province at the village of Yakchal. The soldiers were assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group.

The soldiers were identified as Capt. Richard G. Cliff Jr., 29, of Mount Pleasant, S.C.; Sgt. 1st Class Jamie S. Nicholas, 32, of Maysel, W.Va.; and Sgt. 1st Class Gary J. Vasquez, 33, of Round Lake, Ill.

Cliff was a Special Forces team commander and received his commission in 2002 after graduating from Appalachian State University. He joined the Special Forces in July.

Nicholas was a team weapons specialist who joined the Army in 1994 and joined the Special Forces in 2006.


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uhc comment: To date six hundred nine soldiers have died as a result of the invasion and occupation of Afghanistan --> http://icasualties.org/oef/