Green Beret from Fort Worth Killed in Afghanistan

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A Green Beret based at Fort Bragg died this week when he was shot during a combat reconnaissance patrol in Afghanistan, the Army Special Operations Command said today.

Staff Sgt. Eric Caban, 28, of Fort Worth, died Tuesday after being hit by small arms fire, the military said...

He left active duty in 2002 to attend college. His brother, Efren Caban Jr., said he completed one year at the University of Texas at Arlington, but his heart wasn't into school.

Caban returned to the Army in 2003 and served as a sniper instructor before being selected to join Special Forces...

He was awarded a posthumous Bronze Star for valor...

Complete article from Houston Chronicle.