Name:
Army Staff Sgt. Charles R. Browning
Age:
31
From:
Tucson, Ariz.
Assigned to
Company B, 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment, Arizona National Guard, Gilbert, Ariz.
Incident:
Army Staff Sgt. Charles R. Browning died June 1 in Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Died:
June
01, 2007
Arizona National Guardsman killed in Afghanistan
By The Associated Press
PHOENIX — An Arizona National Guardsman died in Afghanistan on Friday after his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device, the Guard announced.
Staff Sgt. Charles Browning, 31, from Florence, was assigned to the Guard’s B Company, 1-158th Infantry Battalion. The unit deployed to Afghanistan in March.
“Sgt. Browning was a great soldier, patriot and family man and friend to many,” said Major Gen. David P. Rataczak, the Arizona National Guard’s Adjutant General, in a written statement. “His loss will be felt by all members of the National Guard family.”
Browning worked for the Arizona Department of Corrections and is survived by his wife and...
Occupation
Company B, 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment, Arizona National Guard, Gilbert, Ariz.;
Incident
Army Staff Sgt. Charles R. Browning died June 1 in Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.