WGEM.com: Quincy News, Weather, Sports, and RadioFort Carson soldier from Illinois killed
Member Center:
Associated Press - November 24, 2009 7:44 PM ET
FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) - A Fort Carson soldier from Illinois has died after an attack in Afghanistan.
The Defense Department said Tuesday that 22-year-old Spc. Jason A. McLeod of Crystal Lake died Monday west of Pashmul of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with mortar fire.
He was assigned to the 704th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, based at Fort Carson in Colorado.
Thirty-two other soldiers from the Army post have been killed in Afghanistan and 255 have been killed in Iraq.
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
