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4th Fort Drum casualty identified


Last Update: 6/06/2009 7:38 am
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Sgt. Jasper K. Obakrairur (Fort Drum Public Affairs)
Sgt. Jasper K. Obakrairur (Fort Drum Public Affairs)
The military has identified the fourth of four Fort Drum soldiers who were killed Monday in Afghanistan.

He is Sgt. Jasper K. Obakrairur, a team leader with the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division.

Obakrairur, 26, of Hilo Hawaii, died June 1 in a roadside bomb attack. Three other members of his unit also died (see related links).

He joined the Army in March 2004 and had served at Fort Drum since August, 2004.

Obakrairur was on his second deployment to Afghanistan, the previous one being January 2006 to May 2007.

He's survived by his father, mother and sister.
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