Pentagon Officials Confirm Sailor's Death

Office of the Secretary of War Public Affairs
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Date: 07.29.2010
Posted: 07.29.2010 17:56
News ID: 53665

WASHINGTON - Defense Department officials July 29 announced the death of a sailor who previously was listed as "duty status whereabouts unknown" while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jarod Newlove, 25, of Renton, Wash., died of wounds suffered from an incident in Afghanistan's Logar province July 23.

Coalition forces recovered his body July 28 after an extensive search, officials said. He was assigned to Navy Reserve Force Command. The July 23 incident remains under investigation, officials said.