{"id":47839,"date":"2017-12-12T20:19:33","date_gmt":"2017-12-12T20:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/12\/12\/soldier-dies-from-noncombat-related-incident-in-afghanistan\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:50:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:50:41","slug":"soldier-dies-from-noncombat-related-incident-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2017\/12\/12\/soldier-dies-from-noncombat-related-incident-in-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Army IDs soldier who died in noncombat-related incident in Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A soldier who died in Afghanistan in a noncombat-related vehicle incident on Monday was identified as Staff Sgt. David Thomas Brabander, the Army announced on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two other U.S. service members were injured in the incident. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brabander, 24, was an airborne infantryman and squad leader assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division with U.S. Army Alaska at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2017\/12\/11\/us-service-member-dies-in-vehicle-incident-in-afghanistan\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ARM-folded-flag-and-dog-tags.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US service member dies in vehicle incident in Afghanistan<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Death marks 14th service member killed this year in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brabander, who was from Anchorage, died in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. 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