Army 2nd Lt. Mark A. Noziska
Death: Aug 30, 2010
of Papillon Neb.; assigned to 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry Regiment 1st Brigade Combat Team 4th Infantry Division Fort Carson Colo.; Died Aug. 30 in Malajat Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. 2 Carson soldiers identified as IED victims The Associated Press The Defense Department on Sept. 2 identified two soldiers who were killed in a bomb blast in Afghanistan on Aug. 30. Second Lt. Mark Noziska24 of Papillion Neb. and Staff Sgt. Casey Grochowiak34 of Lompoc Calif. Died in Malajat Afghanistan after an improvised explosive device went off officials said. Noziska’s father Phil Noziska said his son had planned to make a career out of the Army and had been in Afganistan less than a month. His mother Dee Noziska said she is proud Mark Noziska wanted to serve his country but he will be missed. Noziska and Grochowiak were assigned to the 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry Regiment 1st Brigade Combat Team 4th Infantry Division out of Fort Carson Colo. Operation Enduring Freedom