Pentagon identifies two Army casualties in Afghanistan

By Jack O'brien

Published August 4, 2017 2:34am ET

Pentagon identifies two Army casualties in Afghanistan — A U.S. military helicopter flies over the site of a suicide bomb that struck a NATO convoy in Kandahar south of Kabul on Wednesday. A suicide bomber struck a NATO convoy near the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Wednesday, causing casualties, the U.S. military said. (AP Photo)

The Department of Defense identified two soldiers killed in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Wednesday.

In a news release, the Pentagon announced the deaths of Sgt. Jonathon Michael Hunter, 23, of Indiana and Spc. Christopher Michael Harris, 25, of North Carolina.

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