SALUTING THE BRAVE: Spokane Soldier Killed In Afghanistan - Spokane, North Idaho News & Weather KHQ.com

FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE: The Department of Defense has announced the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Pfc. Jarrod A. Lallier, 20, of Spokane, Wash., died June 18, in Zharay, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire and grenades. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, stationed out of Fort Bragg, N.C.

Lallier is a graduate of Mead High School.