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Four soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Posted at 6:09 PM, Sep 19, 2012
and last updated 2012-09-19 22:54:31-04

The Department of Defense has released the names of four soldiers killed in action while serving in Afghanistan. They include 25-year-old sergeant Sapuro Nena from Honolulu, Private First Class Genaro Bedoy of Texas, and 19-year-old Private First Class Jon Townsend from Oklahoma.

The three of them were assigned to the second infantry division Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord, in Washington.

Also, 22-year-old Specialist Joshua Nelson from Greenville North Carolina was assigned to the two hundred and second military intelligence battalion at Fort Gordon, Georgia.

They were all killed Sunday when their unit was attacked.