Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Army Sgt. 1st Class David L. McDowell

Remember Our Heroes

Army Sgt. 1st Class David L. McDowell, 30, of Ramona, Calif.

SFC McDowell was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died April 29, 2008 in Bastion, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked using small arms fire.

DoD News -- The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Sgt. 1st Class David L. McDowell, 30, of Ramona, Calif., died April 29 in Bastion, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash.

According to NBCsandiego.com, McDowell, who previously served in Iraq, had left for a mission to Afghanistan on March 29.

The 12-year Army veteran, a father of two, married his high school sweetheart, his mother, Laurie Wathen, told NBC.

Army Sgt. 1st Class David L. McDowell was killed in action on 4/29/08.

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