Jan. 18 (UPI) -- A U.S. Army Ranger died Thursday, days after he was injured in a firefight in Afghanistan, marking the first U.S. death in the country in 2019.
Sgt. Cameron A. Meddock, 26, of Spearman, Texas, died in Landstuhl, Germany, from wounds suffered in the Jawand District of Afghanistan on Jan. 13. Meddock was transported to Germany for medical treatment.