Iowa soldier dies in Afghanistan

Posted: 04.24.2010 at 4:51 PM

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WATERLOO, IOWA (AP) -- The Department of Defense says a soldier from Iowa has died in Afghanistan.

The department said in a release on Saturday that 53-year-old Command Sgt. Maj. John Laborde of Waterloo died Thursday.
Authorities say Laborde died at Kandahar Air Field in Afghanistan.

Officials say he sustained injuries "from a non-combat related incident." Laborde was assigned to the 649th Regional Support Group in Cedar Rapids.

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