Alan J. Austin
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Age: 21
From: Houston
Assigned to the 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident: Army Pfc. Alan J. Austin died Aug. 12 near Forward Operating Base Sharana, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related accident.
Died: August 12, 2007
3 Texas soldiers die in Afghanistan, Iraq
The Associated Press
HOUSTON — Three Texas soldiers have died overseas in recent days, the Defense Department said Monday.
Pfc. Alan J. Austin, 21, and Pfc. William L. Edwards, 23, were both from Houston, and Sgt. Charles B. Kitowski III, 31, was from the Dallas suburb of Farmers Branch, the military said.
Kitowski was one of three soldiers who died Sunday in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle. He was assigned to the 345th Psychological Operations Company, 2nd Psychological Operations Group, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) at Fort Bragg, N.C.
“Charles died doing what he felt duty bound to do. Please remember his life, his happy memories, his favorite expressions or advice he ever offered,” his family said in a statement.
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