{"id":854,"date":"2019-01-02T18:51:25","date_gmt":"2019-01-03T01:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deamaltzchallenge.com\/?p=854"},"modified":"2019-01-02T18:56:59","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T01:56:59","slug":"army-spc-gabriel-d-conde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maltzchallenge.com\/index.php\/2019\/01\/02\/army-spc-gabriel-d-conde\/","title":{"rendered":"Army SPC Gabriel D. Conde"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/resizer\/Qe247ilCkPwzCxfs4Hxu8_KWBJI=\/240x0\/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/FYNQ6NYASI3CFNNBJL7EK2RPH4.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a class=\"\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/04\/30\/us-service-member-killed-in-afghanistan-1-wounded\/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. soldier killed in action in eastern Afghanistan<\/a> was identified Tuesday as Spc. Gabriel Conde of Loveland, Colorado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n Conde, 22, died Monday as a result of enemy small arms fire in Tagab \ndistrict, located in Afghanistan\u2019s Kapisa province, the Pentagon said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Another soldier was wounded in the same incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n At the time of his death, Conde was an infantryman assigned to 3rd \nBattalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, \n25th Infantry Division, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n He deployed with the brigade to Afghanistan in September to support \nOperation Freedom\u2019s Sentinel, his unit said in a press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n \u201cSpc. Conde was serving as a security enabler assigned to a special \noperations unit that was conducting operations with Afghan security \nforces against a Taliban facilitation network in Tagab district,\u201d a \nResolute Support spokesperson told Military Times. \u201cI would also like to\n reiterate our sincere condolences to Spc. Conde&#8217;s family, friends and \nunit, who remain in our thoughts and prayers.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Conde enlisted in the Army in August 2015 and had been assigned to U.S. Army Alaska since April 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> His awards included the National Defense Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon and the Parachutist Badge.         Sign up for the Early Bird Brief <br>The defense industry&#8217;s most comprehensive news            <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/dcas.dmdc.osd.mil\/dcas\/pages\/report_ofs_month.xhtml\">Defense Casualty Analysis System<\/a>, two U.S. military members have been killed and 22 wounded in Afghanistan so far in 2018.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n The incident occurred on the same day that eight Romanian troops were \nwounded and multiple Afghan civilians were reportedly killed by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2017\/11\/13\/us-soldiers-wounded-in-ied-strike-in-kandahar\/\">vehicle-borne improvised explosive device<\/a> in the Daman district of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2017\/08\/02\/nato-convoy-attacked-in-kandahar\/\">Kandahar province, Afghanistan<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. soldier killed in action in eastern Afghanistan was identified Tuesday as Spc. Gabriel Conde of Loveland, Colorado. Conde, 22, died Monday as a result of enemy small arms fire in Tagab district, located in Afghanistan\u2019s Kapisa province, the Pentagon said. Another soldier was wounded in the same incident. 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