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General Category => Military/Defense News => Topic started by: famousdayandyear on September 23, 2012, 09:59:17 am
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Soldier killed in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
Posted : Saturday Sep 22, 2012 11:57:32 EDT
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The U.S. Department of Defense says a soldier from Cabot, Ark., has been killed in Afghanistan.
The department said in a news release that 24-year-old Sgt. Jason Swindle died Thursday of injuries suffered when he was hit by enemy small arms fire.
Swindle was assigned to 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
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