U.S. Army Sgt. Kenneth W. Westbrook, of Colorado Springs, Colo., fires at insurgents who trapped Afghan security forces and U.S. military trainers in a massive ambush Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, as they were approaching the village of Ganjgal. A Navy corpsman and three U.S. marines died in the battle, as did eight Afghan soldiers and police and an Afghan interpreter. Westbrook was badly wounded in the neck shortly after this photograph was taken. His rifle would be passed to reporter Jonathan S. Landay. (Jonathan S. Landay / MCT)Wounded Soldier Becomes 5th To Die After Afghan Ambush -- McClatchy News
WASHINGTON -- An ambush in a remote part of eastern Afghanistan that raised questions about the whether U.S. troops had enough artillery, air support and intelligence has claimed a fifth U.S. service member.
Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth Westbrook, 41, of Colorado Springs, Colo., died Wednesday at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington.
McClatchy wrote about Westbrook in an article about the Sept. 8 ambush. A reporter helped carry the wounded Westbrook onto a helicopter shortly after a gunshot pierced his right cheek and went through his neck.
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My Comment: Our thoughts and prayers are for the family.