Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Andrew Celiz, 32, from
Summerville, South Carolina, died, July 12, in Afghanistan, of wounds sustained
as a result of enemy small arms fire while conducting operations in support of
a medical evacuation landing zone in Zurmat district, Paktiya province. The
incident is under investigation. Celiz was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 75th
Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia.
