Fort Riley Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Staff Sergeant Roy P. Lewsader Jr., 36, died from wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade June 16 in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan.
Lewsader was an infantryman serving on a transition team assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division. His home of record is Clinton, Ind.
He entered active Army in September 1993 and deployed on the 1st Infantry Division transition team in January 2007. This was his second deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism.
Private First Class Michael P. Pittman, 34, died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device and small arms fire June 15 in Baghdad, Iraq.
Pittman was a cavalry scout assigned to 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division. His home of record is Davenport, Iowa.
He entered the Army in August 2005 and began serving with the 1st Infantry Divsion in January 2006. This was his first deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism.
To date, 108 Fort Riley Soldiers have been killed while serving in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
Your comrades await at the Stammtisch at Fiddler's Green, gentlemen.
Now is the time at Castle Argghhh! when we dance: In Memoriam.
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