Staff Sgt. from Virginia and Pfc. from Illinois die from IED in Afghanistan
By Eddie Callahan | January 12, 2020 at 4:25 PM EST - Updated January 13 at 11:15 AM
FORT BRAGG, Nc. (WDBJ7) - Two United States troops were killed Saturday while conducting combat missions in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
According to the 82nd Airborne Division's Public Affairs Officer, an IED killed both Staff Sgt. Ian Paul McLaughlin, of Newport News, Va., and Pfc. Miguel Angel Villalon, of Joliet, Illinois.
Both were a part of Company B, 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division.
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