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Ashland soldier drowns in accident in Afghanistan ; Vehicle rolled into riverbed
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The Boston Globe
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July 1, 2008
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A soldier from Ashland drowned in a noncombat accident in
Afghanistan Saturday along with two others, according to a statement
from the US Army Special Forces Command.
Master Sergeant Shawn E. Simmons, 38, who was with the Special
Forces Operational Detachment-Alpha team, drowned after the vehicle
he was in rolled into a riverbed near Khosrow-E Sofla, in the
Arghandab District, Kandahar province.
Sergeant First Class Jeffrey M. Radamorales, 32, of Puerto Rico
and Sergeant James M. Treber, 24, of San Diego also died. All three
were assigned to Company A, First Battalion, Seventh Special Forces
Group (Airborne) at Fort Bragg, N.C., and were conducting a patrol
at the time. The accident is ...
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