A Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier died Saturday from wounds suffered in Afghanistan, according to the Department of Defense.
A Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier died Saturday from wounds suffered in Afghanistan, according to the Department of Defense.
They have not said how Pfc. Markie T. Sims, 20, of Citra, Fla., was killed.
He was assigned to the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.
Sims joined the Army in November 2011. This was his first deployment to Afghanistan.
A Joint Base Lewis-McChord 4th Stryker Brigade soldier died Jan. 16 when he encountered an IED while on a dismounted patrol in Afghanistan, the Army said today.
According to a Department of Defense release: "Sgt. 1st Class James F. Grissom, 31, of Hayward, Calif., died March 21 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, of wounds suffered from small arms fire March 18 in Paktika Province, Afghanistan."
Poland's Defense Ministry says a Polish soldier has died of wounds suffered in an explosion of a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.
As of Tuesday, June 11, 2013, at least 2,100 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.
As of Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at least 2,103 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.
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