Two Soldiers died due to injuries sustained from small-arms fire while on patrol in southern Afghanistan.
Specialist Robert Dyas, 21, of Nampa, Idaho, and Specialist Jakob Roelli, 24, of Darlington, Wis., were on patrol in Afghanistan, when their unit came under attack.
The Soldiers were assigned to 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, currently deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Dyas joined the Army in January 2009 as a fire support specialist. Roelli joined as an infantryman in August 2007.
