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Title: Army identifies US soldier killed in Somalia
Post by: rangerrebew on June 11, 2018, 10:59:04 am

Army identifies US soldier killed in Somalia
By Julia Manchester - 06/10/18 11:47 AM EDT


The U.S. Army on Saturday identified the American soldier killed in a firefight with al Qaeda-affiliated al Shabaab militants as Staff Sgt. Alexander Conrad.

Conrad was killed on Friday, while four other soldiers were wounded in an operation against the militant group.

The Army said Conrad was attached to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Airborne, in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Conrad was a human intelligence, noncommissioned officer, according to Reuters.

http://thehill.com/policy/defense/391553-army-identifies-soldier-killed-in-somalia (http://thehill.com/policy/defense/391553-army-identifies-soldier-killed-in-somalia)

Title: Re: Army identifies US soldier killed in Somalia
Post by: TomSea on June 11, 2018, 03:13:10 pm

Of Chandler Arizona, Staff Sgt. Alexander Conrad:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DfTHS91VQAEJRkY.jpg)

Title: Re: Army identifies US soldier killed in Somalia
Post by: dfwgator on June 11, 2018, 03:18:51 pm

And the reason we're there is because.......

Title: Re: Army identifies US soldier killed in Somalia
Post by: Sanguine on June 11, 2018, 03:20:12 pm

Quote from: dfwgator on June 11, 2018, 03:18:51 pm

And the reason we're there is because.......

 :shrug: