Spc. Brandon J. Prescott, 24, of Bend, Ore., died May 4, in Maiwand, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when their vehicle was attacked by an enemy improvised explosive device. The soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36thInfantry, 1stBrigade Combat Team, 1stArmored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.
A soldier from Bend who had just re-enlisted was among five U.S. Army troops killed Saturday in Afghanistan, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.
Spc. Brandon Joseph Prescott, 24, and his comrades were fatally injured when their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device while on patrol in the Maiwand district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province.
The others killed were: 1st Lt. Brandon J. Landrum, 26, of Lawton, Okla.; Staff Sgt. Francis G. Phillips IV, 28, of Meridian, N.Y.; Spc. Kevin Cardoza, 19, of Mercedes, Texas; and Spc. Thomas P. Murach, 22, of Meridian, Idaho.
A soldier from Bend who had just re-enlisted was among five U.S. Army troops killed Saturday in Afghanistan, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.
Spc. Brandon Joseph Prescott, 24, and his comrades were fatally injured when their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device while on patrol in the Maiwand district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province.
The others killed were: 1st Lt. Brandon J. Landrum, 26, of Lawton, Okla.; Staff Sgt. Francis G. Phillips IV, 28, of Meridian, N.Y.; Spc. Kevin Cardoza, 19, of Mercedes, Texas; and Spc. Thomas P. Murach, 22, of Meridian, Idaho.
Spc. Brandon J. Prescott, 24, of Bend, Ore., died May 4, in Maiwand, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when their vehicle was attacked by an enemy improvised explosive device. The soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36thInfantry, 1stBrigade Combat Team, 1stArmored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.
A soldier from Bend who had just re-enlisted was among five U.S. Army troops killed Saturday in Afghanistan, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.
Spc. Brandon Joseph Prescott, 24, and his comrades were fatally injured when their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device while on patrol in the Maiwand district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province.
The others killed were: 1st Lt. Brandon J. Landrum, 26, of Lawton, Okla.; Staff Sgt. Francis G. Phillips IV, 28, of Meridian, N.Y.; Spc. Kevin Cardoza, 19, of Mercedes, Texas; and Spc. Thomas P. Murach, 22, of Meridian, Idaho.
A soldier from Bend who had just re-enlisted was among five U.S. Army troops killed Saturday in Afghanistan, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.
Spc. Brandon Joseph Prescott, 24, and his comrades were fatally injured when their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device while on patrol in the Maiwand district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province.
The others killed were: 1st Lt. Brandon J. Landrum, 26, of Lawton, Okla.; Staff Sgt. Francis G. Phillips IV, 28, of Meridian, N.Y.; Spc. Kevin Cardoza, 19, of Mercedes, Texas; and Spc. Thomas P. Murach, 22, of Meridian, Idaho.
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