A Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier died Sunday after sustaining injuries Jan. 9 in Balkh Province, Afghanistan. He sustained the injuries after his unit was attacked with small-arms fire, the Department of Defense reported.
Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin B. Wise, 34, of Little Rock, Ark., died from his injuries Sunday at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group.
Wise’s brother Jeremy died in an insurgent attack in Afghanistan in 2009 while working as a contractor, a family friend said.





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