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U.S. Army Corporal who died shielding his team from blast
« on: July 11, 2018, 10:04:33 am »
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U.S. Army Corporal who died shielding his team from blast
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Cpl. Joseph Maciel identified as soldier killed in insider attack in Afghanistan

Sunday, July 08, 2018 04:07PM
KABUL, Afghanistan --
The Pentagon says the U.S. service member killed in an apparent insider attack in southern Afghanistan was a soldier from California.

In a statement, the Pentagon identified the soldier as Cpl. Joseph Maciel of South Gate, California. He died Saturday in Tarin Kowt District, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.

Maciel was assigned to 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia. Task Force 1-28 Infantry is deployed in support of the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade. He had served in Afghanistan since February 2018.

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