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Pentagon identifies Special Forces soldier killed in Afghanistan
Source: Washington Post
Pentagon identifies Special Forces soldier killed in Afghanistan
By Alex Horton November 5 at 9:03 PM
A U.S. soldier was killed Saturday in Afghanistan, marking the 13th American fatality there this year as the Pentagon again ramps up operations in the 16-year-old war.
Sgt. 1st Class Stephen B. Cribben, 33, a Special Forces communications sergeant, was killed in Logar province while his unit was engaged in “combat operations,” according to a U.S. military statement released Sunday. It was unclear whether his death was the result of hostile enemy contact or another event, such as a vehicle accident.
Officials are investigating the incident.
Cribben, of Simi Valley, Calif., was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, at Fort Carson, Colo., and was just weeks into his third combat deployment when he was killed. The statement indicated that he arrived in Afghanistan in September, having previously deployed there and to Iraq as a military policeman.
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By Alex Horton November 5 at 9:03 PM
A U.S. soldier was killed Saturday in Afghanistan, marking the 13th American fatality there this year as the Pentagon again ramps up operations in the 16-year-old war.
Sgt. 1st Class Stephen B. Cribben, 33, a Special Forces communications sergeant, was killed in Logar province while his unit was engaged in “combat operations,” according to a U.S. military statement released Sunday. It was unclear whether his death was the result of hostile enemy contact or another event, such as a vehicle accident.
Officials are investigating the incident.
Cribben, of Simi Valley, Calif., was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, at Fort Carson, Colo., and was just weeks into his third combat deployment when he was killed. The statement indicated that he arrived in Afghanistan in September, having previously deployed there and to Iraq as a military policeman.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/11/05/pentagon-identifies-special-forces-soldier-killed-in-afghanistan/
Sgt. 1st Class Stephen B. Cribben, 33, a Special Forces communications sergeant, was killed Saturday in Afghanistan’s Logar province. (U.S. Army)