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Command sergeant major killed in action in Afghanistan

By Katelyn Caralle
Published September 5, 2018 2:14am ET
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Command sergeant major killed in action in Afghanistan
Smoke rises from the Kabul airport after an attack in Afghanistan, Thursday, July 3, 2014. An Afghan official says militants fired two rockets into the military side of the Kabul airport, striking President Hamid Karzai's helicopter as it sat on the tarmac. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) | (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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.

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