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FORT CARSON, Colo.—A 23-year-old Fort Carson soldier died when an improvised explosive device detonated near him while he was on patrol in Afghanistan.
Military officials say Sgt. Michael K. Ingram Jr., of Monroe, Mich., died April 17 in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, based at Fort Carson.
Ingram had been awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart medals. He was on his first deployment and had been in Afghanistan since last May.
