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Virginia soldier dies in Afghanistan

Posted at 10:52 PM, May 21, 2012
and last updated 2012-05-21 23:05:04-04

NewsChannel 3 has just learned that two soldiers have died in Afghanistan. 

They died May 20 in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan when their unit was attacked with an IED. They were assigned to the 168th Brigade Support Battalion, 214th Fires Brigade, Fort Sill,  Okla. 

The soldiers have been identified as Capt. Jesse A. Ozbat, 28, of, Prince George, Va., and             2nd Lt. Tobias C. Alexander, 30, of Lawton, Okla.