(KMJ) – Friday morning, the Department of Defense confirmed the identity of two U.S. Army soldiers killed in a rocket attack on an military camp in Iraq on March 11th. And one of those soldiers is a 27-year old from Hanford.
Here is the official statement from the DOD:
The Department of Defense announced today the death of two service members who were supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Both service members died March 11, 2020, when their units were engaged by enemy indirect fire at Camp Taji, Iraq. The incident is under investigation.
The deceased are:
— Army Spc. Juan Miguel Mendez Covarrubias, 27, of Hanford, California.
— Air Force Staff Sgt. Marshal D. Roberts, 28, of Owasso, Oklahoma.
Mendez Covarrubias was assigned to 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas.
