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SPC Gary L. Gooch Jr.

Nov- 9-2009 » Filed Under: 5/2 SBCT

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

Spc. Gary L. Gooch Jr., 22, of Ocala, FL, died Nov. 5 in Jelewar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Gooch was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.

Related:

Official DoD Announcement

Two more from Fort Lewis confirmed killed in Afghanistan - The News Tribune

Ocala soldier dies in Afghanistan attack - Orlando Sentinel

Fallen soldier was to return for Thanksgiving - Star Banner

Soldiers killed by bomb remembered - The News Tribune

Fort Lewis soldier killed in Afghanistan buried at Arlington - washingtonpost.com


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