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Afghanistan war claims first Fort Carson soldier
Comments 0 | Recommend 0A 19-year-old soldier from Wisconsin who was wounded in a battle with insurgents last week became the first Fort Carson casualty in the fighting in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense announced Monday.
Pvt. Steven T. Drees, of Peshtigo, Wis., died Sunday at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, in Germany.
He was injured Wednesday in Konar Province, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire and a rocket-propelled grenade launcher.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, at Fort Carson.
The unit deployed in late May and was patrolling in the Khyber Pass, the mountain pass that links Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Drees joined the Army in August 2008 and was assigned to the 4th Infantry Division in December.
Drees' unit suffered heavy casualties in Iraq when it was the 2nd Infantry Divisions' 2nd Brigade Combat Team, losing 113 soldiers.
Fort Carson has lost 255 soldiers in the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
