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Missing Soldier Found in Kunar

May 6 at 8:08am by David Tate

The body of a  soldier missing since a May 1 attack in Kunar Province has been found.  SSgt. William Vile of Philidelphia was killed with two other Americans and two Latvian soldiers when their small outpost was attacked by an overwhelming Taliban force in Nishagam, Ghaziabad district.  Three Afghan soldiers also died and as many as 14  remain missing.  The men were part of an international mentoring team assigned to train the Afghan National Army.