DoD Identifies Army Casualties: Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Hartley, 25 and Spc. Jeremiah C. Hughes, 26

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two  soldiers  who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

They Are: 

           Staff Sgt. Jeffery L. Hartley, 25, of Hempstead, Texas, died April 8 in Kharguliah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.  He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.

           Spc. Jeremiah C. Hughes, 26, of Jacksonville, Fla., died April 9 in Balad Iraq, of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident in Abu Gharab, Iraq.  He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team (Stryker), 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

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Comments

[Jena' Qualls]

Jeff will be remembered as a hero here in Hempstead. He will be missed!