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Longwood soldier killed in Afghanistan on Veterans Day

Longwood soldier killed in Afghanistan


By Susan Jacobson, Orlando Sentinel
9:08 p.m. EST, November 12, 2011

A Longwood soldier was killed Friday morning in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, by an roadside bomb, the U.S, Department of Defense announced tonight.

He was on foot when he was killed, but the Army provided no further details.

Pfc. Theodore B. Rushing, 25, was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device, the Department of Defense said.

A cavalry scout, he was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment; 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light), Fort Drum, N.Y.
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