Casket of Ewa Beach soldier killed in Afghanistan arrives in U.S.
By William Cole
Advertiser Military Writer
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A soldier from çEwa Beach was killed in Senjaray, Afghanistan, on Sunday when his unit was attacked with an improvised explosive device, the Pentagon said today.
Pfc. JR Salvacion, 27, was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, out of Fort Carson, Colo.
Salvacion’s American flag-draped casket arrived at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Monday for return to his family.
