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3 US soldiers killed in insider attack in Afghanistan identified
Source: ABC News
3 US soldiers killed in insider attack in Afghanistan identified
By ELIZABETH MCLAUGHLIN - Jun 12, 2017, 9:48 AM ET
The U.S. military has identified the three soldiers killed by an Afghan soldier in an insider attack for which the Taliban claimed responsibility.
Sgt. Eric M. Houck, 25, of Baltimore; Sgt. William M. Bays, 29, of Barstow, California; and Cpl. Dillon C. Baldridge, 22, of Youngsville, North Carolina, were all from the Army's 101st Airborne Division, headquartered at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
The three plus a fourth U.S. soldier who was wounded came under fire in Peka Valley in Nangarhar province on Saturday.
The Afghan soldier who conducted the attack was killed in return fire, according to Attaullah Khogyani, spokesperson for the governor of Nangarhar.
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By ELIZABETH MCLAUGHLIN - Jun 12, 2017, 9:48 AM ET
The U.S. military has identified the three soldiers killed by an Afghan soldier in an insider attack for which the Taliban claimed responsibility.
Sgt. Eric M. Houck, 25, of Baltimore; Sgt. William M. Bays, 29, of Barstow, California; and Cpl. Dillon C. Baldridge, 22, of Youngsville, North Carolina, were all from the Army's 101st Airborne Division, headquartered at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
The three plus a fourth U.S. soldier who was wounded came under fire in Peka Valley in Nangarhar province on Saturday.
The Afghan soldier who conducted the attack was killed in return fire, according to Attaullah Khogyani, spokesperson for the governor of Nangarhar.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/us-soldiers-killed-insider-attack-afghanistan-identified/story?id=47983231
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