(KCEN) -- One of the fallen soldiers identified today by the Department of Defense is a Texas native.
Thirty-one-year-old Staff SGT Kashif M Memon of Houston, TX was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
He died as a result of wounds obtained on October 25th when his unit was attacked by small arms fire in Khas Uruzgan a district of Oruzgan Province.
Memon was assigned to the 96th Civil Affairs Batallion of the 95th Civil Affairs Brigade in Fort Bragg, NC.