Army Spc. Christian J. Romig
Death: Jan 05, 2011
"Army Spc. Christian J. Romig Died January 05, 2011 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom 24, of Kenner, La.; assigned to 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Jan. 5 of wounds suffered in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Army Sgt. 1st Class Robert W. Pharris. Romig was first Fort Campbell casualty of 2011 By Jake Lowary The (Clarksville, Tenn.) Leaf-Chronicle Fort Campbell, Ky., has reported the first death of 2011 in Afghanistan after a 4th Brigade Combat Team soldier was killed in an improvised explosive device attack. According to a news release, Spc. Christian J. Romig, 24, died Jan. 5 after being struck by an IED blast in the Khugyani district of Nangarhar province. Romig and another soldier, Sgt. 1st Class Robert W. Pharris, 48, of Seymour, Mo., were killed in the attack. Pharris was assigned to the Missouri National Guard Agri-Business Development Team IV, Jefferson City, Mo. Romig, a cavalry scout, was assigned to Alpha Troop, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment. A total of 106 soldiers in the 101st Airborne Division were killed in 2010, the deadliest year of fighting since 9/11 for the battle-hardened division. Romig is survived by his parents, Leamen M. Romig Sr. and Rebecca L. Romig of Kenner, La."