(Washington, DC) — The U.S. Department of Defense is reporting an army sergeant from the Metro East has died in an incident in Afghanistan. Staff Sergeant Christopher Wilbur of Granite City was killed Friday in the Kandahar province in what the department describes as a non-combat-related incident. Officials are investigating. Wilbur was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division out of Fort Carson, Colorado.
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