Soldier from East Texas Dies in Action in Afghanistan
Posted/updated on: April 16, 2012 at 3:59 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) – An Army Ranger from East Texas has died in an enemy attack in Afghanistan. The Pentagon identifies the dead soldier as Sgt. Tanner S. Higgins, 23, of Yantis. The Pentagon statement Sunday says Higgins died Saturday in Logar province of eastern Afghanistan when his unit came under enemy small-arms fire. Higgins was assigned to 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, at Hunter Army Airfield, Fort Stewart, Georgia.
