Army Cpl. Loren M. Buffalo

Died March 9, 2011 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom

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20, of Mountain Pine, Ark.; assigned to 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died March 9 in Kandahar province of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

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Soldier died while on foot patrol in Kandahar province

The Associated Press

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Army says a soldier from Mountain Pine has been killed in Afghanistan, where he was serving with the 101st Airborne Division.

A news release March 10 from the public affairs office at Fort Campbell, Ky., where the 101st is based, said 20-year-old Cpl. Loren Miles Buffalo was killed March 9 when an improvised explosive device detonated while Buffalo was patrolling on foot.

Buffalo was assigned to Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 101st. He joined the Army in May 2009.

A recipient of the Bronze Star, Buffalo is survived by his father, Cecil M. Buffalo of Mountain Pine, and his mother, Anjanette D. Buffalo of West Bend, Wisc.

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Father says Buffalo followed in family’s military tradition

The Associated Press

MOUNTAIN PINE, Ark. — The father of a soldier killed in Afghanistan says his son was a dedicated military man who loved music and liked to hunt and ride horses.

Army officials said Cpl. Loren Miles Buffalo, 20, of Mountain Home was killed March 9 when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was on patrol in Kandahar province. He was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Cecil Buffalo told The Sentinel-Record of Hot Springs that his son comes from a family with a military service tradition. Loren’s father and his uncle served in the Army, and his great-grandfather was a B-17 bomber pilot in World War II.

Loren Buffalo is survived by his father and his mother, Anjanette Buffalo of West Bend, Wis.