RELEASE NUMBER: 090730-02
DATE POSTED: JULY 30, 2009

Press Release: SF Soldier dies from wounds received in action

U.S. Army Special Operations Command Public Affairs Office

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, July 30, 2009) – An Army Special Forces Soldier died July 29 from wounds received during combat operations in Afghanistan while serving with 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) based in Stuttgart, Germany.

CW2 Douglas M. Vose

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Douglas M. Vose, 38, was killed by intense direct small arms fire while conducting combat operations in Kabul Province while serving as the Special Forces Assistant Detachment Commander for Operational Detachment – Alpha 0114 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom as a member of the International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) – Afghanistan.

Vose, born in Roseburg, Oregon, enlisted in April 1989 as a 19D, Cavalry Scout.  He later attended the SF Qualification Course, graduating in 1999 as an 18E, Communications NCO and was assigned to 3rd BN, 10th SFG(A).  He was reassigned to 1st BN in March 2002 and in 2006, he completed the Warrant Officer Basic Course, returning to 1st BN in Germany.

His awards include the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal and the Humanitarian Service Medal.

Vose is survived by his wife, four children, and his mother.

Vose' bio.

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