DoD identifies Special Forces soldier killed in Afghanistan

The Defense Department identified the soldier killed Tuesday in Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Matthew McClintock, 30, died from wounds suffered when the enemy attacked his unit with small arms fire, according to the DoD announcement released late Wednesday. McClintock, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, was assigned to 1st Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group, in Buckley, Washington. He is survived by his wife, infant son and his parents, according to the Guard. McClintock was killed and two others were wounded in hours-long fighting Tuesday near the city of Marjah, in southern Helmand province.