RELEASE NUMBER: 081021-01
DATE POSTED: OCTOBER 21, 2008

Maj. Robert D. Lindenau, died Oct. 20 of  wounds sustained when his vehicle was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade during mounted operations in Afghanistan while serving with the 91st Civil Affairs Battalion, 95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne) based at Fort Bragg, N.C. (U.S. Army photo)

PRESS RELEASE: Civil Affairs Soldier killed in Afghanistan

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, Oct. 21, 2008) — A Civil Affairs Soldier with the 95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne) was killed Oct. 20, 2008 during operations in Afghanistan.

Maj. Robert D. Lindenau, 39, a civil affairs officer assigned to the 91st Civil Affairs Battalion, 95th CA Bde., died from wounds sustained when his vehicle was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade during mounted operations.

He was deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, serving as a civil affairs team leader with the 91st CA Bn.

Lindenau is survived by his wife, Tonya, and their four children, Rachael, Gabe, Sarah and Hannah of Fort Bragg, N.C.

For Maj. Lindenau's bio, click here...

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