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U.S. soldier injured in November Taliban bombing dies from injuries

By Andrew V. Pestano
The U.S. Department of Defense on Wednesday said Sgt. 1st Class Allan E. Brown, who was injured in a November 12 suicide bombing in Afghanistan, died on Tuesday from the injuries he sustained. He will presumably be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, per tradition. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
The U.S. Department of Defense on Wednesday said Sgt. 1st Class Allan E. Brown, who was injured in a November 12 suicide bombing in Afghanistan, died on Tuesday from the injuries he sustained. He will presumably be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, per tradition. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The Department of Defense said Allan E. Brown, a U.S. soldier who was hospitalized after a Nov. 12 Taliban suicide bombing in Afghanistan, has died from his injuries.

The 46-year-old Takoma Park, Md., native died Tuesday at the Walter Reed National Medical Center in Bethesda, the Defense Department said in a statement published Wednesday.

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Sgt. 1st Class Brown is the third U.S. soldier who died from the attack that also killed two U.S. contractors. Sixteen U.S. servicemembers and one Polish soldier also were injured.

Brown, who had been deployed three times to Iraq and once to Afghanistan, received five Army Commendation Medals, two Army Achievement Medals and the Afghanistan Campaign Medal with campaign star, among other awards.

Brown's most recent deployment to Afghanistan began in September.

A foreign security source said the Taliban attacker entered the large and heavily guarded base early in the morning while dressed as a day laborer. After entering the base, the bomber stood in a line with Afghan laborers reporting for duty and detonated the explosives on his vest.

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"I want to express my sincere condolences to the families of the fallen, and I want to reassure the loved ones of those injured that they are getting the best possible care," U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said after the attack. "Force protection is always a top priority for us in Afghanistan, and we will investigate this tragedy to determine any steps we can take to improve it."

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