U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan was an ‘exceptional Green Beret’
Source: Washington Post
U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan was an exceptional Green Beret
By Thomas Gibbons-Neff August 24 at 3:18 PM
The service member killed in Afghanistans restive Helmand province earlier this week has been identified as Staff Sgt. Matthew V. Thompson, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
Thompsons patrol triggered a roadside bomb Tuesday, wounding another American and six Afghan soldiers.
According to a statement released by the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan, U.S. troops were accompanying their Afghan counterparts near the provinces capital of Lashkar Gah when their unit came under attack.
Thompson, 28, ofIrvine, Calif., was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces group, according to an Army release. The incident is under investigation.
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