{"id":837,"date":"2018-10-17T19:08:02","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T01:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deamaltzchallenge.com\/?p=837"},"modified":"2019-01-18T16:31:59","modified_gmt":"2019-01-18T23:31:59","slug":"army-capt-kyle-a-comfort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maltzchallenge.com\/index.php\/2018\/10\/17\/army-capt-kyle-a-comfort\/","title":{"rendered":"Army CPT. Kyle A. Comfort"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Army Capt. Kyle A. Comfort<\/h1>\n

Died May 8, 2010 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom<\/h2>\n
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27, of Jacksonville, Ala.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.; died May 8 in Now Zad, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.<\/p>\n

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Benning Ranger killed in Afghanistan<\/p>\n

The Associated Press<\/p>\n

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. \u2014 A member of a Fort Benning Ranger unit, killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan, was a leader who died \u201cdoing what he loved,\u201d his wife said.<\/p>\n

Kyle A. Comfort, 27, of Jacksonville died May 8 in Helmand province of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit, the military said. An Army news release said the combat operation in which he was taking part uncovered a large IED factory.<\/p>\n

\u201cKyle\u2019s main purpose in life was to make a difference,\u201d said his wife, Brooke Clopton Comfort, 28, of Jacksonville, \u201cand he really felt like we were making a difference over there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kyle Comfort was a fire support officer in Company D, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, based at Fort Benning.<\/p>\n

He graduated from Jacksonville State University in 2006 with a degree in criminal justice. He served as a fire support officer and platoon leader with the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, and the 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, both with the 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was a hero. He died for his country. He died doing what he loved,\u201d his wife told The Anniston Star. \u201cHe was a wonderful man and a wonderful soldier.\u201d<\/p>\n

The couple married in October 2005. Survivors include their 6-month-old daughter, Kinleigh Ann.<\/p>\n

\u201cKyle was a quiet professional who lived the Ranger Creed,\u201d Col. Michael E. Kurilla, commander, 75th Ranger Regiment, said through the Army\u2019s press office.<\/p>\n

Comfort\u2019s father, the late Kenneth A. Comfort, retired from the Army as first sergeant.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was in his blood. He was born to be a soldier,\u201d said Brooke Comfort.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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