Oklahoma soldier killed in Afghanistan

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Oklahoma soldier killed in Afghanistan

Published: 03/18/11 - 5:33pm

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Department of Defense says a Lawton soldier has been killed during combat in Afghanistan. Officials announced Thursday that Sgt. Travis M. Tompkins died on Wednesday, a day after he was injured when his unit was attacked with a rocket-propelled grenade in Logar province. The 31-year-old Tompkins was assigned to the Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division based in Fort Polk, La.