The Pentagon identified on Friday an Army soldier who died due to injuries he sustained while in Afghanistan as 26-year-old Sgt. Cameron Meddock. His death is the first U.S. combat casualty from Afghanistan in 2019.
Meddock was originally from Spearman, Texas and was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington. He was in Afghanistan supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, which is part of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission.
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