Photo left: Sgt 1st Class Gregory A. Rodriguez, K-9
US Army Sgt 1st Class Gregory A. Rodriguez, K-9, 35, died Tuesday of wounds suffered in Ana Kalay, Afghanistan, when his mounted patrol came under small-arms fire.

U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release, DoD Identifies Army Casualty:

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sergeant Fitrst Class Gregory A. Rodriguez, 35, of Weidman, Michigan, died September 2, 2008, of wounds suffered in Ana Kalay, Afghanistan, when his mounted patrol came under small arms fire. He was assigned to the K-9 unit of the 527th Military Police Company, 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th MP Brigade, Ansbach, Germany.