6 soldiers from Fort Campbell 101st 1st Brigade Combat Team killed in Afghanistan

101st general: 6 die in Afghanistan battle
By Kristin M. Hall - The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Mar 31, 2011 13:25:56 EDT
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — A tough battle continues in eastern Afghanistan’s most volatile area where six U.S. soldiers died on Tuesday, said Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell, commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division.

Campbell spoke to reporters at Fort Campbell during a video conference from his headquarters in Bagram on Thursday, and said that 117 members of the 101st have died in Afghanistan since March 2010. All six soldiers were from the 1st Brigade Combat Team.

The latest deaths came during ongoing combat to clear insurgents from eastern Afghanistan. Campbell said he couldn’t discuss details because the operation was ongoing but called it a joint mission involving NATO forces, the Afghan National Army and border police in Kunar province.

“There were a significant number of insurgents killed in this operation, several large caches found and this operation is still ongoing,” he said.

They were

Staff Sgt. Bryan A. Burgess, 29, of Cleburne, Texas

Pfc. Dustin J. Feldhaus, 20, of Glendale, Ariz.

Sgt. 1st Class Ofren Arrechaga, 28, of Hialeah, Fla.

Staff Sgt. Frank E. Adamski III, 26, of Moosup, Conn.

Spc. Jameson L. Lindskog, 23, of Pleasanton, Calif.

Pvt. Jeremy P. Faulkner, 23, of Griffin, Ga.

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101st general: 6 die in Afghanistan battle