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Pentagon identifies Green Beret killed in Afghanistan [View all]
Source: Stars and Stripes
Pentagon identifies Green Beret killed in Afghanistan
By PHILLIP WALTER WELLMAN | STARS AND STRIPES
Published: July 13, 2019
KABUL, Afghanistan — Green Beret Sgt. Maj. James G. Sartor, who served multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, died Saturday from injuries sustained from enemy fire in northern Afghanistan, the Pentagon said in a statement Sunday.
Sartor, 40, of Teague, Texas, was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), out of Fort Carson, Colo., and was supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel.
The incident, which is still under investigation, occurred in Faryab province, the Pentagon said.
"We're incredibly saddened to learn of Sgt. Maj. James "Ryan" Sartor's passing in Afghanistan. Ryan was a beloved warrior who epitomized the quiet professional," Col. Brian R. Rauen, the group's commander, said in a statement issued by the Army’s Special Operations Command. "He led his soldiers from the front and his presence will be terribly missed.”
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By PHILLIP WALTER WELLMAN | STARS AND STRIPES
Published: July 13, 2019
KABUL, Afghanistan — Green Beret Sgt. Maj. James G. Sartor, who served multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, died Saturday from injuries sustained from enemy fire in northern Afghanistan, the Pentagon said in a statement Sunday.
Sartor, 40, of Teague, Texas, was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), out of Fort Carson, Colo., and was supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel.
The incident, which is still under investigation, occurred in Faryab province, the Pentagon said.
"We're incredibly saddened to learn of Sgt. Maj. James "Ryan" Sartor's passing in Afghanistan. Ryan was a beloved warrior who epitomized the quiet professional," Col. Brian R. Rauen, the group's commander, said in a statement issued by the Army’s Special Operations Command. "He led his soldiers from the front and his presence will be terribly missed.”
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Read more: https://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/pentagon-identifies-green-beret-killed-in-afghanistan-1.590174
Sgt. Maj. James G. "Ryan" Sartor, 40, a Special Forces company sergeant major from Teague, Texas, was killed Saturday, July 13, 2019, in Faryab Province, Afghanistan.
COURTESY OF U.S. ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND
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