PFC Brian Bates, Jr.

Army PFC Brian R. Bates, Jr., 20, of Gretna, La.;

assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment,

5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.;

died Oct. 27 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when

insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
 

Died:  October 27, 2009