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SGT John Penich
- U. S. Army -
Afghanistan
SGT John Penich
(Address not available.)
(This address was requested 2 times.)
Soldier's Title: Team Leader
APO/FPO: APO AE
Added here: 05 October 2008
End date: 17 Oct 2008
Where in Country: (Removed for OPSEC reasons)
Contact for approx number of Males: 9, Females: 0
Unit is from: Composite Unit
Sgt. John M. Penich

17 Oct 2008:
IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 880-08
October 17, 2008

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DoD Identifies Army Casualty

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

            Sgt. John M. Penich, 25, of Beach Park, Ill., died Oct. 16 in Karangol Village, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from indirect fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

            The incident is under investigation.


05 Oct 2008
To whom it may concern,
I am a team leader currently deployed to Afghanistan. I am in an infantry unit that is based out of Texas, but we are from all over the country. Personally I am from Illinois, but the others in my squad represent Florida, Ohio, Idaho, and Nebraska along with a couple other states I don't remember. Our location is very remote, spending most of our time in the mountains. We spend our time patrolling, but also building up position, so construction materials such as nails would be a great help. Of course we all appreciate food items, and it always lifts morale to see a package full of good snacks and food to share with everyone. We do not have a microwave or refrigeration capabilities where we spend most of our time, but we do have a hot plate and some pots and pans. Many of my guys like to have ramen noodles and chef boyardee type food sent over. As far as clothing needs, socks would be top on the list. Unfortunately it is almost impossible for us to get anything not sent to us, so socks go out pretty quick. I have found that socks designed for hiking work the best (ie: fox river). I know this sounds like a lot of stuff to request, but anything at all is deeply appreciated by both myself and my men. Thank you very much.

Sincerely,
SGT John M Penich

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