The U. S service member killed in Afghanistan on Saturday has been identified as Sgt. Leandro Jasso, 25, according to the Department of Defense. Jasso, from…
The U. S service member killed in Afghanistan on Saturday has been identified as Sgt. Leandro Jasso, 25, according to the Department of Defense.
Jasso, from Leavenworth, Washington, was an Army Ranger assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment on his third deployment to Afghanistan supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.
He was killed “as a result of wounds sustained while engaging enemy forces in Khash Rod District, Nimruz Province, Afghanistan,” the Defense Department statement reads, a region the U. S. is not known to be conducting military operations, according to The Washington Post .
“The loss of Sgt.
