Politics & Government
Army Identifies JBLM Soldier Who Died Sunday In Afghanistan
Spc. Ricardo Cerros Jr., was from Salinas, Calif.
The Department of Defense reports that a Joint Base Lewis-McChord died Sunday during a battle in Afghanistan. According to the department:
Spc. Ricardo Cerros Jr., 24, of Salinas, Calif., died Oct. 8 in Logar Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
According to The News Tribune, Cerros was serving on his first deployment to Afghanistan.
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