Sailor, airman killed in Pakistan hotel blast

Sailor, airman killed in Pakistan hotel blast

Staff report
Posted : Wednesday Sep 24, 2008 5:37:24 EDT

A 22-year-old sailor and an Air Force officer were among the more than 50 people killed in Saturday’s suicide bombing at a luxury hotel popular with foreigners in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Cryptologic Technician 3rd Class Matthew J. O’Bryant, 22, of Duluth, Ga., was killed at the Marriott Hotel, according to the Defense Department. O’Bryant was assigned to Navy Information Operations Command Maryland at Fort Meade.

Lt. Cmdr. Doug Gabos, of Naval Network Warfare Command, said O’Bryant was on temporary assignment in Pakistan and had been there for about two months.

Air Force Maj. Rodolfo I. Rodriquez, 34, of El Paso, Texas, was also killed from injuries sustained in the bombing, according to DoD. Rodriquez served with the 86th Construction and Training Squadron based at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

“He was in the area assisting with the training of Pakistani forces,” said Ramstein spokesman Aaron Schoenfeld.
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