
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A 19-year-old Army National Guard soldier died in Afghanistan when his vehicle rolled over days after he arrived in the country, the Army said.
Pfc. Brandon Wadman, of Cape Coral, was traveling from Bagram Airfield to Kabul in a military vehicle when it rolled over, injuring 16 other soldiers.
Army officials told Wadman’s family he was the gunner on top of the vehicle, The News-Press of Fort Myers reported.
Wadman’s parents, Martin and Deborah Scheid of Cape Coral, told the paper they were still trying to get more information about their son’s death.
“He was on a routine patrol and the vehicle rolled over. They were not under fire,”...