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3 US Troops Killed By IED In Afghanistan
Source: Task & Purpose
Three U.S. troops were killed and another three were wounded on Tuesday by an improvised explosive device near Ghazni city, U.S. officials announced.
The names of the fallen and wounded troops are being withheld pending next of kin notification, said Army Lt. Ubon Mendie, a spokesperson for Operation Resolute Support. The three wounded troops and an American contractor who was also wounded in the blast have been evacuated and are receiving medical care.
With Tuesday’s incident, a total of 13 U.S. service members have been killed in Afghanistan in 2018.
Read more: https://taskandpurpose.com/afghanistan-troops-killed-ranger-friendly-fire/
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Source: ABC News
Pentagon identifies 3 US special operations service members killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan
By ELIZABETH MCLAUGHLIN and LUIS MARTINEZ Nov 28, 2018, 7:29 PM ET
The Department of Defense has identified three U.S. special operations service members killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. They were identified as Army Capt. Andrew Patrick Ross, 29, of Lexington, Virginia, Army Sgt. 1st Class Eric Michael Emond, 39, of Brush Prairie, Washington, and Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan J. Elchin, 25, of Hookstown, Pennsylvania.
Their deaths bring the total number of U.S. service members killed in the country this year to 13.
Army Green Berets, Ross and Emond were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Elchin was assigned to the 26th Special Tactics Squadron at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. Three other U.S. service members and an American contractor were also wounded in the attack.
The service members were all riding in a heavily armored Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle when the roadside bomb exploded. MRAP's are the standard patrol vehicle for U.S. forces in Afghanistan because of the protection they afford specifically for roadside bombs.
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By ELIZABETH MCLAUGHLIN and LUIS MARTINEZ Nov 28, 2018, 7:29 PM ET
The Department of Defense has identified three U.S. special operations service members killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. They were identified as Army Capt. Andrew Patrick Ross, 29, of Lexington, Virginia, Army Sgt. 1st Class Eric Michael Emond, 39, of Brush Prairie, Washington, and Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan J. Elchin, 25, of Hookstown, Pennsylvania.
Their deaths bring the total number of U.S. service members killed in the country this year to 13.
Army Green Berets, Ross and Emond were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Elchin was assigned to the 26th Special Tactics Squadron at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. Three other U.S. service members and an American contractor were also wounded in the attack.
The service members were all riding in a heavily armored Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle when the roadside bomb exploded. MRAP's are the standard patrol vehicle for U.S. forces in Afghanistan because of the protection they afford specifically for roadside bombs.
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Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/pentagon-identifies-us-special-operations-service-members-killed/story?id=59481043
Army Sgt 1st Class Eric Michael Emond, 39, of Brush Prairie, Washington was one of three special operations service members killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on Nov. 27, 2018.
Army Capt. Andrew Patrick Ross, 29, of Lexington, Virginia was one of three special operations service members killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on Nov. 27, 2018.
Air Force Staff Sgt Dylan J. Elchin, 25, of Hookstown, Pennsylvania was one of three special operations service members killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on Nov. 27, 2018.
