American Heroes: CWO Rodney A. Jarvis, Sgt. Michael W. Heede Jr., Staff Sgt. David S. Spicer

DoD Identifies Army Casualty  CATEGORY AMERICAN HERO

            The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

            Chief Warrant Officer Rodney A. Jarvis, 34, of Akron, Ohio, died July 13 in Baghdad of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 46th Engineer Battalion, 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Polk, La.

            The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.

DoD Identifies Marine Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two Marines who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Sgt. Michael W. Heede Jr., 22, of Delta, Pa., and Staff Sgt. David S. Spicer, 33, of Zanesfield, Ohio, died July 13 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

Heede was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Spicer was assigned to 8^th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2^nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.