Fort Carson honors 2 killed by Afghanistan bomb

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A teddy bear, placed on Pfc. Keith Williams’ boots by his mother, Debbie Tuttle, rests on the memorial display for Williams and Ssg. Benjamin Prange during a memorial service for the fallen soldiers from the 1-12 Infantry Battalion at Provider Chapel at Fort Carson in Colorado Springs, Colo. on Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. They were killed in Afghanistan when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device on July 24. (AP Photo/The Gazette, Michael Ciaglo)

FORT CARSON, Colo. – Fort Carson is honoring two soldiers killed last month by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.

Soldiers gathered Friday at the post near Colorado Springs for a memorial service for

Staff Sgt. Benjamin G. Prange

Pfc. Keith Williams

Both were members of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, the last combat brigade from Fort Carson serving in Afghanistan. They were killed July 24 in Kandahar Province.

Prange was in his third tour of duty in Afghanistan, but it was the first for Williams.

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