(AP) – The Defense Department has identified three soldiers
killed in a shooting this week outside a military base in Jordan.
The department said Sunday that 27-year-old Staff Sgt. Matthew C. Lewellen, of
Lawrence, Kansas; 30-year-old Staff Sgt. Kevin J. McEnroe of Tucson, Arizona;
and 27-year-old Staff Sgt. James F. Moriarty of Kerrville, Texas, died Friday
after the convoy they were in came under fire as it entered a Jordanian military
base.
The Defense Department is investigating.
The department says the soldiers were assigned to the 5th Special Forces Group
(Airborne) from Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Lewellen's family said in a statement to The Kirksville Daily Express he was
raised in Kirksville, Missouri, and was a "born leader, a true American." They
said his military awards included the Bronze Star and Army Commendation Medal.
killed in a shooting this week outside a military base in Jordan.
The department said Sunday that 27-year-old Staff Sgt. Matthew C. Lewellen, of
Lawrence, Kansas; 30-year-old Staff Sgt. Kevin J. McEnroe of Tucson, Arizona;
and 27-year-old Staff Sgt. James F. Moriarty of Kerrville, Texas, died Friday
after the convoy they were in came under fire as it entered a Jordanian military
base.
The Defense Department is investigating.
The department says the soldiers were assigned to the 5th Special Forces Group
(Airborne) from Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Lewellen's family said in a statement to The Kirksville Daily Express he was
raised in Kirksville, Missouri, and was a "born leader, a true American." They
said his military awards included the Bronze Star and Army Commendation Medal.
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