Ohio soldier killed in Afghanistan attack
COAL GROVE, Ohio (AP) — A 23-year-old soldier from southern Ohio has died while serving in Afghanistan.
The Defense Department says Sgt. Justin Allen died in Zhari, Afghanistan, from combat injuries. Army officials say he was shot by insurgents conducting combat operations.
Allen was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment out of Hunter Army Airfield in Georgia.
He was from Coal Grove, a small town on the Ohio River near the Kentucky border.