Air Force honor guard fires a volley during a burial service at Arlington National Cemetery on Aug. 23, 2010. Photo: Evan Vucci / AP
The Pentagon identified the three U.S. Army Green Berets that were killed in Niger this week during to "hostile fire while on a reconnaissance patrol."
- Staff Sgt. Bryan Black, 35, from Puyallup, Washington.
- Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright, 29, from Lyons, Georgia.
- Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Johnson, 39, from Springboro, Ohio.