The Department of Defense announced the death of three soldiers from Maryland and Virginia who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Staff Sgt. Marion Flint Jr., 29, of Baltimore, died in Baghdad, on May 15, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his crew’s vehicle during combat patrol operations. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, Fort Carson, Colo.
Spc. Armer N. Burkart, 26, of Rockville, died of injuries sustained in Baghdad, on May 11, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat patrol operations. Burkart was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Capt. Shane R. Mahaffee, 36, of Alexandria, Va., died on May 15, in Ludwigshafen, Germany, of injuries sustained on May 5, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat patrol operations in Al Hillah, Iraq. Mahaffee was assigned to the Army Reserve’s 489th Civil Affairs Battalion, Knoxville, Tenn.