Special Forces soldier from Maryland killed in Afghanistan

by war still going on

Tue, May 18, 2004 1:00PM

Chief Warrant Officer Bruce E. Price, 37, died Saturday May 15th, according to a Defense Department news release that identified him as being from Maryland. It did not include a hometown for Price, but a release from the U.S. Army Special Operations Command said he lived in Fayetteville, N.C.

He died in Kajaki, Afghanistan, "when individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire ambushed his unit," the Defense Department statement said. Afghan authorities have said they arrested two Taliban suspects in the attack.

Price had a wife, Renate, and an 8-year-old son, Aidan.

He was an assistant detachment commander assigned to the 1st Battalion of the 3rd Special Forces Group, based at Fort Bragg, N.C. Elements of the group are deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

This was Price's third deployment to Afghanistan since 2002, according to the USASOC release. Price enlisted in the Army in 1986 and has served on several assignments, including an overseas tour in Germany and time in Kuwait.

He completed the Special Forces Qualification Course in 1992 as a Special Forces weapons sergeant and had been a warrant officer since 1998.

The Green Beret also was an Army jumpmaster and U.S. Army Ranger. Price's awards and decorations include the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Joint Service Commendation Medal and the Army Commendation Medal, among others.

http://www.insidebaltimore.com/news/local/04-05-18-soldier-killed.shtml

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