SEAL drowns in Afghanistan

[unhappycamper]

SEAL drowns in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Sep 3, 2008 6:40:31 EDT

RALEIGH, N.C. — A Navy SEAL from North Carolina has died while fighting in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said.

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Thomas Harris drowned Saturday, the military said. The Navy SEAL special warfare operator from Lexington, N.C., was swept away while crossing a river during combat operations.

Harris joined the Navy in August 2000 and joined SEAL Team Ten based at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va.

He had also served in Iraq and was awarded the Bronze Star.


Article at: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/09/ap_sealkilled_090208/



uhc comment: http://www.icasualties.org/oef/ is down for maintenance; I do not have an accurate counts of American deaths in Afghanistan.