Sgt. 1st Class Ryan J. Savard, 29, from Sierra Vista and based at Fort Bragg, died Oct. 13, 2012, from small arms fire while on patrol during combat operations in the Khanabad District in Afghanistan. He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, U.S. Army Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg.
Department of Defense photoA soldier from Sierra Vista and based at Fort Bragg has died from small arms fire while on patrol during combat operations in Afghanistan.
The Defense Department said Sunday that 29-year-old Sgt. 1st Class Ryan J. Savard died Saturday in Khanabad District, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, U.S. Army Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg.
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Dozens of soldiers with Southern Arizona ties have died during the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts.
Sgt. 1st Class Ryan J. Savard, 29, from Sierra Vista and based at Fort Bragg, died Oct. 13, 2012, from small arms fire while on patrol during combat operations in the Khanabad District in Afghanistan. He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, U.S. Army Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg.
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