{"id":37626,"date":"2014-07-26T17:18:05","date_gmt":"2014-07-26T17:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2014\/07\/26\/2-fort-carson-soldiers-killed-in-afghanistan\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:16:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:16:02","slug":"2-fort-carson-soldiers-killed-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2014\/07\/26\/2-fort-carson-soldiers-killed-in-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Fort Carson soldiers killed in Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span class=\"character dateline\">FORT CARSON, Colo. \u2013 <\/span> Two soldiers based at Fort Carson were killed when their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Department of Defense says 30-year-old Staff Sgt. Benjamin G. Prange, of Hickman, Nebraska; and 19-year-old Pfc. Keith M. 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