Sgt. Linda Lamou Pierre of Immokalee Florida among 5 killed in Afghanistan

5 soldiers killed in suicide attack identified
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Apr 19, 2011 19:48:35 EDT
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — The Defense Department on Tuesday released the names of five soldiers killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan last weekend.

The victims were:

• Capt. Charles E. Ridgley Jr., 40, of Baltimore, who was assigned to the 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

• Sgt. 1st Class Charles Lewis Adkins, 35, of Sandusky, Ohio.

• Staff Sgt. Cynthia Renea Taylor, 39, of Columbus, Ga.

• Sgt. Linda Lamou Pierre, 28, of Immokalee, Fla.

• Spc. Joseph Brian Cemper, 21, of Warrensburg, Mo.

Adkins, Taylor, Pierre and Cemper were assigned to Fort Campbell.

The Army said that the soldiers were killed by an Afghan solider working as a Taliban sleeper agent who set off multiple grenades in the Nangarhar province.
5 soldiers killed in suicide attack identified