Army Sgt. Jeffrey W. Jordan

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Army Sgt. Jeffrey W. Jordan, 21, of Rome, Ga.

Sgt. Jordan was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 108th Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Squadron, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard, Calhoun, Ga.; died June 4, 2009 near Kapisa, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire. Also killed were Sgt. 1st Class John C. Beale and Maj. Kevin M. Jenrette.

DoD News -- Spc. Jeffrey W. Jordan, 21, of Rome, Ga.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 108th Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Squadron, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard, Calhoun, Ga.; died June 4 near Kapisa, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire.

Jordan, who was employed by Floyd County Prison, had a wife and a 1-year-old son. He enlisted in the Guard in 2006.

Rome Newswire -- A local Floyd County solider in the National Guard was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on Thursday.

Jeffery W. Jordan was killed during a deployment with the 108th, which is part of the more than 2,000 members of the Macon-based 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team who are spending a year supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

As first reported by RomeNewswire, Jordan, who grew up in Armuchee and was a current resident of Cave Spring, was 21 years old and was employed as a correctional officer at the Floyd County prison.

Jordan was one of three soldiers killed in a town called Kapsia, which is just north of the capitol city of Kabul. Among the other dead are another American and a soldier from another country. According to information Taliban insurgents attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb and followed up with small arms fire.

It is not known if the other American killed was a member of the 108th.

The unit was sent to assist in the training of Afghan police and military forces.

Warden Jeff Chandler with the prison said, “We are keeping the Jordan family in our prayers after this awful tragedy.” Chandler said Jordan was an exemplary officer and he will be missed.

Army Sgt. Jeffrey W. Jordan was killed in action on 6/4/09.