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Green Beret killed in combat operations in Afghanistan identified
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - Sergeant Dustin Ard, 31, from 1st Special Forces Group died Thursday from wounds sustained during combat operations in Zabul Province, Afghanistan
- Sgt Ard was on a joint operation with a unit of Afghan commandos
- The Green Beret, who hailed from Idaho, was preparing to welcome his second child with wife, Mary
- He is the 15th American service member to die in Afghanistan this year
- 2019 has been the deadliest year for US troops in Afghanistan since operations were scaled back in the country at the beginning of 2015
| We had a brief mention yesterday of an Afghan Special Forces operation against the Taliban in Mizan district of Zabul province —perhaps that was it. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2019-09-01 |
