Paratrooper killed in Afghanistan

82nd Abn. Div. PAO

	Neenan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — An 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper was killed in southern Afghanistan Monday.

Spc. Brendan P. Neenan, a 21-year-old native of Enterprise, Ala., was killed when an improvised explosive device detonated while his unit was conducting a dismounted patrol in the Arghandab River Valley, Kandahar Province. Neenan was an infantryman assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.

“Specialist Neenan was one of those troopers in the company who always had a smile on his face, who could always find the sense of humor in things, especially during the long, arduous days in the Arghandab,” said Capt. Jimmy Razuri, Neenan’s company commander. “I’ll always remember him just like that. My sympathies and prayers go back to his Family.”

Neenan enlisted in the United States Army in September, 2008. He attended One Station Unit Training and Basic Airborne School at Fort Benning, Ga. Upon completion of his initial entry training, he reported to Fort Bragg, in March 2009.

Neenan was assigned to 2nd Bn., 508th PIR and spent the next months training with the unit prior to deploying to Afghanistan in August 2009.

Neenan is survived by his parents, Hugh and Lesa.

A memorial in his honor will be held in Afghanistan.

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