Thursday, July 1, 2010 | 7:57 p.m.
A Las Vegas soldier has died after coming under enemy fire in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense announced Thursday.
Spc. Matthew R. Hennigan, 20, was injured when enemy forces attacked his unit with machine gun fire in Tangi Valley, Afghanistan. He died from his injuries Wednesday at Forward Operating Base Shank, the Defense Department said.
He was assigned to the 173rd Special Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, in Bamberg, Germany.
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