
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A member of the Green Berets was shot and killed during combat in Iraq, the Pentagon said Thursday.
Sgt. 1st Class Steven M. Langmack, 33, of Seattle, Wash., died Tuesday in the western Iraqi city of Qaim from injuries suffered from small-arms fire, the Defense Department said.
Qaim, near the Syrian border, was the scene last month of U.S. military operations aimed at rooting out insurgents allied to militant leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The military said 125 insurgents were killed in Qaim.
Langmack was assigned to the headquarters of the Army’s Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg.
He is survived by his wife, Rachaelle, and two sons, who live in Raeford. His parents, Louise and Paul Langmack, continue to live in Seattle, the Army’s Special Operations command said in a prepared statement.
His family issued a statement declining media...