Soldier from Hampton killed in Afghanistan

The Defense Department says a Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier from Virginia died Wednesday in Afghanistan.

Sgt. David J. Chambers of Hampton, Va., was killed in the Panjwai District, Kandahar Province, by an improvised bomb while on foot patrol.

The 25-year-old was assigned to the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team. He was on his third deployment to Afghanistan.


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