A soldier supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel died Monday in Afghanistan in the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade’s first deployment.
Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy Bolyard was killed in action from wounds he suffered from small arms fire, according to the Department of Defense.
“Command Sgt. Maj. Bolyard was an outstanding and beloved leader whose service and sacrifice will never be forgotten,” 1st SFAB Commander Brig. Gen. Scott Jackson said. “We are heartbroken for his Family and will do everything in our power to help them through this tragedy. He will live on in our memories and in the hundreds of Soldiers he led and cared for throughout his exceptional career.”
Bolyard was the command sergeant major of the 3rd Squadron of 1st SFAB out of Fort Benning, Ga., and was responsible for the wellbeing of every soldier in the Squadron. This was his seventh combat deployment.
Previously he was deployed to Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, and Albania, according to 1st SFAB public affairs officer Maj. Matt Fontaine.
The incident is still under investigation.
According to its Facebook page, 1st SFAB, which was developed last year, “assists and advises security operations… to achieve regional security in support of U.S. national interests.”
