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Veteran JBLM Stryker soldier killed by IED in Afghanistan

A Joint Base Lewis-McChord Stryker soldier on his third deployment was killed in Afghanistan Monday, the Defense Department announced tonight.

Published: Dec. 11, 2012 at 5:24 p.m. PST
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A Joint Base Lewis-McChord Stryker soldier on his third deployment was killed in Afghanistan Monday, the Defense Department announced tonight.

Read more: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/military/2012/12/11/veteran-jblm-stryker-soldier-killed-by-ied-in-afghanistan/

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