Memorial Set At Fort Bliss For Lawton Soldier, 4 Others

1st Lt. Brandon J. Landrum of Lawton was among the five Fort Bliss soldiers who died in Afghanistan May 4 when an improvised bomb damaged their vehicle.

Wednesday, May 8th 2013, 2:08 pm

By: News 9

Memorial Set At Fort Bliss For Lawton Soldier, 4 Others

A memorial service will be held this month at a West Texas post for five soldiers killed in a bombing in Afghanistan.

Officials at Fort Bliss say a service has been scheduled May 22 at the post chapel.

The five Fort Bliss soldiers died May 4 in Maiwand, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when an improvised bomb damaged their vehicle.

The victims were 1st Lt. Brandon J. Landrum of Lawton, Okla.; Staff Sgt. Francis G. Phillips IV of Meridian, N.Y.; Spc. Kevin Cardoza of Mercedes, Texas; Spc. Thomas P. Murach of Meridian, Idaho; and Spc. Brandon J. Prescott of Bend, Ore.

All were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss.