DoD identifies Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy W. Griffin as Green Beret killed by small arms fire [View all]
Source: ArmyTimes
DoD identifies Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy W. Griffin as Green Beret killed by small arms fire
By: Kyle Rempfer ? 1 day ago
The Defense Department has identified an Army Special Forces soldier killed in action Monday.
Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy W. Griffin, 41, was killed in action by small arms fire during combat operations in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, Army officials announced Tuesday morning.
Griffin, who was from Greenbrier, Tennessee, served as a Special Forces communications sergeant with 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. He was on his fourth combat deployment.
The Army chief of staff and sergeant major of the Army said Tuesday that they were planning to meet with Griffins family Thursday morning.
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