Fort Riley — Army officials say a Fort Riley soldier from southeast Kansas has died in Afghanistan.
The 1st Infantry Division said in a release Tuesday that 26-year-old Sgt. Erik May of Independence died July 14 at a medical facility in eastern Afghanistan. The cause of his death is under investigation.
May joined the Army in September 2007 and was assigned to Fort Riley in February 2009. He was on his second deployment when he died. May also served in Iraq in 2009.
His awards include an Army Commendation Medal, an Army Achievement Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Afghan Campaign Medal with one campaign star, and the Iraq Campaign Medal with one campaign star.
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reality_check79 10 months, 1 week ago
R.I.P. Sgt... Thank you...
LarryNative 10 months, 1 week ago
Sorry our president did not get you home where you all belong.
oldbaldguy 10 months, 1 week ago
God bless you Sgt. May. You join many brothers and now sisters who have fought and fell in the Big Red One since World War I. Duty First!
Veteran, First Infantry Division First Gulf War and the Cold War
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