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Vilseck soldier killed in Afghanistan
Stars and Stripes
October 26, 2010
Spc. Steven L. Dupont was killed Sunday in Afghanistan by a roadside bomb attack. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army)
GRAFENWÖHR, Germany — A member of the Vilseck-based 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday, according to a Defense Department release.
Spc. Steven L. Dupont, 20, of Lafayette, La., died at Rangrizan, in Kandahar province, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device, according to the release.
A memorial for Dupont, who was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd SCR, will be held at Vilseck’s Rose Barracks Cavalry Chapel at 10 a.m. Nov. 2, said U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwöhr spokesman Nick D’Amario.