A 23-year-old soldier based at Fort Drum was killed Wednesday in Afghanistan. Sgt. Michael D. Kirspel Jr., of Hopatcong, N.J., died when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. The attack was near the village of Khwaja Kinti, 15 miles south of Ghormach in northern Afghanistan.
A 23-year-old soldier based at Fort Drum was killed Wednesday in Afghanistan.
Sgt. Michael D. Kirspel Jr., of Hopatcong, N.J., died when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.
The attack was near the village of Khwaja Kinti, 15 miles south of Ghormach in northern Afghanistan.