WASHINGTON (CLARKSVILLENOW) – The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.
Capt. Andrew D. Byers, 30, of Rolesville, North Carolina, and Sgt. 1st Class Ryan A. Gloyer, 34, of Greenville, Pennsylvania, died Nov. 3 in Kunduz, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained while engaging enemy forces.
Byers and Gloyer were assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Carson, Colorado.
The soldiers were killed while helping Afghan security forces fighting the Taliban around the northern city of Kunduz, the U.S. military said, while Afghan officials reported at least 26 civilians were killed.
Although the U.S. military gave no details, Afghan officials said there had been heavy fighting about 3 miles from the city center overnight.