The DoD has identified Master Sgt. Steven E. Auchman as one of the two Task Force Olympia members killed yesterday in Mosul (see below). MSG Auchman, an airman, was assigned to the 5th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Lewis, WA. Our thoughts and prayers are with those he leaves behind.
We will add any additional articles we find to this entry.
DoD Identifies Air Force Casualty - Official DoD Press Release
Airman killed in RPG attack in Iraq - Air Force Link
Airman from Fort Lewis killed in mortar attack - Associated Press
MSG Auchman has been added to our Memorial Page.
Local soldier dies in Iraq - WHEC News
Lacey airman dies in Iraq - The Olympian
Fort Lewis sergeant killed in Mosul - The News Tribune
Mosul battle claims lives of three men with local ties - The News Tribune
Wife of Fort Lewis soldier speaks of her family's loss - The Olympian
'I Just Wanted Everybody To Know What A Good Person He Was' - KOMO News
Husband Killed in Iraq - WROC News
Two Military Branches Grieve As One For Fallen Heroes - KOMO News
Fort Lewis mourns soldier, airman - The News Tribune
Fort Lewis honors lives of two men killed in Iraq - The Olympian
Fort Lewis remembers two troops killed in Iraq - The Seattle Times
Memorial Photo - The Associated Press