DOD Identifies Navy Casualty

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11/25/2012 08:00 PM CST

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 925-12
November 25, 2012

DOD Identifies Navy Casualty

            The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. 

            Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin R. Ebbert, 32, of Arcata, Calif., died Nov. 24 while supporting stability operations in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.  Ebbert was assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit in Virginia Beach, Va.  

            For further information related to this release, please contact the Naval Special Warfare Group Two Public Affairs Office at 757-763-2007.