Timothy P. Padgett
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Age: 28
From: DeFuniak Springs, Fla.
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident: Army Sgt. Timothy P. Padgett died May 8 in Tarin Kwot, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his unit was attacked by enemy forces during combat patrol operations.
Died: May 08, 2007
North Carolina-based Marine, Special Forces soldier killed
The Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. — A Fort Bragg, N.C.-based Special Forces soldier was killed in Afghanistan, and a North Carolina-based Marine died in Iraq this week, the Department of Defense said May 10.
Sgt. Timothy P. Padgett, 28, of DeFuniak Springs, Fla., died May 8 in Tarin Kwot, Afghanistan, military officials said. He suffered fatal wounds when his unit was attacked by enemy forces during combat patrol operations. Padgett was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, at Fort Bragg.
Padgett was an Army Ranger Medic and former firefighter and paramedic with the South Walton Fire District in Florida.
“Tim was a much-loved and respected firefighter with our department,” a statement by the South Walton Fire District said. “Tim enjoyed helping others, and it was this attribute that led him to the fire service and...