R.I.P. - Pfc. Dustin Paul Napier

DOD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Pfc. Dustin P. Napier, 20, of London, Ky., died Jan. 8 in Zabul province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from enemy small-arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

For more information please contact the U.S. Army Alaska public affairs office at 907-384-2072.

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An Alaska-based soldier was killed in Afghanistan, the Defense Department announced Tuesday.
Pfc. Dustin P. Napier, 20, of London, Ky., died Sunday in Zabul province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from enemy small-arms fire.

Pfc. Dustin Paul Napier was killed in the city of Qalat in Afghanistan's Zabul province.

He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, at Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

Posted in: 24th Infantry Regiment (United States), 25th Infantry Division (United States), Afghanistan, Alaska, fallen heros, Fort Wainwright