Steven Nelson of Dollar Bay was among the injured
SHELBY TWP (AP) --
A 25-year-old Michigan Army National Guard soldier from suburban Detroit has been killed and four others from the state, including an Upper Peninsula guardsman, have been injured during combat operations in Afghanistan.
The Michigan National Guard says Spc. Kyle McClain of Shelby Township was killed Wednesday when an improvised explosive device detonated near Salim Aka, Afghanistan. Four other members of the Augusta, Mich.-based 1433rd Engineer Company were "seriously injured" while on the same patrol. The others are 29-year-old Staff Sgt. Robert Drebenstedt of Charlevoix, 24-year-old Spec. William Barnett of Ypsilanti, Spec. 26-year-old Steven Nelson of Dollar Bay and 20-year-old Pvt. Joshua Colon of Grand Rapids.
McClain is the 21st Michigan Guard member killed since 2003.
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