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Local Soldier Killed After Fighting in Afghanistan
Sgt. 1st Class James Grissom, 31, died in Thursday of wounds sustained in combat in Afghanistan.

By Bay City News Service
A soldier from Hayward who was working in Afghanistan has died in Europe, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Sunday.
Sgt. 1st Class James Grissom, 31, died Thursday at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, of wounds suffered from small arms fire last Monday in Paktika Province.
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He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, which is near Tacoma, Wash.
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