
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A soldier based in North Carolina has died from injuries he suffered when a bomb exploded in Afghanistan, the military announced June 22.
Sgt. Dustin Perrott, 23, of Fredericksburg, Va., died June 21 after the explosion near Miri. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, based at Fort Bragg.
Perrott is survived by his wife, Anna Marie Perrott, who lives in Fayetteville.
Perrott, who joined the Army in March 2004, was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart and other military decorations, according to the 82nd Airborne.
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