By Alicia Cruz
The Black Urban Times
The Department of Defense has just announced the deaths of two Army soldiers who died September 26 in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Army officials say Sgt. Mark A. Simpson, 40, of Peoria, Ill. and Spc. Donald S. Morrison, 23, of Cincinnati, Ohio died Sunday when insurgents attacked the military convoy the men were traveling with.
Both men died of injuries they sustained when an improvised explosive device (IED) hit their truck on Sept. 25 near Forward Operating Base Frontenac, Afghanistan.
Both soldiers were assigned to the 20th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, at Fort Hood, Texas.
Funeral arrangement for the fallen soldiers have not been announced at this time.
The Black Urban Times
The Department of Defense has just announced the deaths of two Army soldiers who died September 26 in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Army officials say Sgt. Mark A. Simpson, 40, of Peoria, Ill. and Spc. Donald S. Morrison, 23, of Cincinnati, Ohio died Sunday when insurgents attacked the military convoy the men were traveling with.
Both men died of injuries they sustained when an improvised explosive device (IED) hit their truck on Sept. 25 near Forward Operating Base Frontenac, Afghanistan.
Both soldiers were assigned to the 20th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, at Fort Hood, Texas.
Funeral arrangement for the fallen soldiers have not been announced at this time.
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