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Green Beret killed in Afghanistan dreamed of joining Special Forces
Staff Sgt. Reymund Rarogal Transfiguracion, 36, is pictured with his wife, Edelyn, and two children. Transfiguracion, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, died from injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near him while he was on patrol in Afghanistan's Helmand province. <br>Photo courtesy of the Transfiguracion family
Staff Sgt. Reymund Rarogal Transfiguracion, 36, is pictured with his wife, Edelyn, and two children. Transfiguracion, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, died from injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near him while he was on patrol in Afghanistan's Helmand province. <br>Photo courtesy of the Transfiguracion family

The Special Forces soldier who died Sunday in Afghanistan from wounds in a bomb blast was a husband and father of two who had wanted from an early age to become a Green Beret, family and friends said.

Kelly McKeague, director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, center, accompanied by Timothy McMahon, director of Forensic Services at the Armed Forces Medical Examiner's DNA Identification Lab, left, and John Byrd of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency's Central Identification Laboratory, right, speaks about the recently repatriated remains from North Korea during the daily press briefing at the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018.<br>Andrew Harnik/AP
Kelly McKeague, director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, center, accompanied by Timothy McMahon, director of Forensic Services at the Armed Forces Medical Examiner's DNA Identification Lab, left, and John Byrd of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency's Central Identification Laboratory, right, speaks about the recently repatriated remains from North Korea during the daily press briefing at the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018.<br>Andrew Harnik/AP

Remains from North Korea in moderate to poor condition, could take years to identify

It will take scientists months to determine how many sets of Korean War remains were in 55 boxes handed over by North Korea, officials with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said Tuesday at the White House.

Prosecutors said Petty Officer 1st Class Gilbert Sandoval of the USS Ronald Reagan tried to meet a person he believed to be a 14-year-old high school freshman for sexual acts. He was also accused of planning to have sex with a 7-year-old girl.<br>Screenshot from Facebook
Prosecutors said Petty Officer 1st Class Gilbert Sandoval of the USS Ronald Reagan tried to meet a person he believed to be a 14-year-old high school freshman for sexual acts. He was also accused of planning to have sex with a 7-year-old girl.<br>Screenshot from Facebook

USS Ronald Reagan sailor found guilty of attempting to sexually assault children

Prosecutors said Petty Officer 1st Class Gilbert Sandoval tried to meet a person he believed to be a 14-year-old Kinnick High School freshman for sexual acts. He was also accused of planning to have sex with a 7-year-old girl.

An MV-22 Osprey sits on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Sept. 28, 2016.<br>Brooke Deiters/U.S. Marine Corps photo
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A U.S. Special Operations soldier returns fire while conducting Afghan-led offensive operations against the Taliban in Logar province, Afghanistan, on July 28, 2018. Logar borders Ghazni province, whose capital was stormed by the Taliban on Aug. 10, 2018, part of a string of attacks in the run-up to an expected cease-fire.<br>Nicholas Byers/U.S. Air Force
A U.S. Special Operations soldier returns fire while conducting Afghan-led offensive operations against the Taliban in Logar province, Afghanistan, on July 28, 2018. Logar borders Ghazni province, whose capital was stormed by the Taliban on Aug. 10, 2018, part of a string of attacks in the run-up to an expected cease-fire.<br>Nicholas Byers/U.S. Air Force

30 Afghan soldiers killed in latest battlefield reversal

The Taliban stormed two small bases in northern Baghlan province on Wednesday, killing dozens of Afghan troops and police officers — the latest in a string of battlefield successes by the guerrillas, officials said.

U.S. and South Korean servicemembers take positions after landing on a beach during a joint military combined amphibious exercise, called Ssangyong, part of the Key Resolve and Foal Eagle military exercises, in Pohang, South Korea, on March 12, 2018. <br>Kim Jun-bum/Yonhap/AP
U.S. and South Korean servicemembers take positions after landing on a beach during a joint military combined amphibious exercise, called Ssangyong, part of the Key Resolve and Foal Eagle military exercises, in Pohang, South Korea, on March 12, 2018. <br>Kim Jun-bum/Yonhap/AP

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A screenshot shows a yellow reflective belt for sale on the Urban Outfitters online store on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. The reflective belt is widely mocked in the military.<br>Chad Garland/Stars and Stripes
A screenshot shows a yellow reflective belt for sale on the Urban Outfitters online store on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. The reflective belt is widely mocked in the military.<br>Chad Garland/Stars and Stripes

PT belt — much like the kind mocked in the military — sold for $30 at Urban Outfitters

The U.S. military has made its mark on the fashion world many times — consider the leather bomber jacket, khaki pants or the wool peacoat — but few soldiers likely would have pegged the infamous “glow” belt to crossover into world of civilian style.

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Staff Sgt. Reymund Rarogal Transfiguracion, 36, is pictured with his wife, Edelyn, and two children. Transfiguracion, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, died from injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near him while he was on patrol in Afghanistan's Helmand province. <br>Photo courtesy of the Transfiguracion family

Green Beret killed in Afghanistan dreamed of joining Special Forces

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Staff Sgt. Reymund Rarogal Transfiguracion, 36, is pictured with his wife, Edelyn, and two children. Transfiguracion, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, died from injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near him while he was on patrol in Afghanistan's Helmand province. <br>Photo courtesy of the Transfiguracion family

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