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Article: 20TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP SOLDIERS DIE IN AFGHANISTAN

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August 11, 2009
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FORT BRAGG, N.C., Aug. 3 -- The U.S. Army Special Operations Command issued the following news release:

Three U.S. Army Special Forces National Guard Soldiers were killed in action on Aug. 2, 2009 in Qole Gerdsar, Afghanistan.

The following Soldiers, all assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) headquartered at Jackson, Miss., died when their vehicle was struck by a command wire improvised explosive device, while conducting a tactical ground movement:

Capt. Ronald G. Luce, 27, of Fayetteville, N.C., was a Special Forces team leader.

Sgt. 1st Class Severin W. Summers, 43, of Bentonia, Miss., was a Special Forces engineer sergeant.

Sergeant 1st Class. ...

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