9 July 2011
US Army Sergeant 1st Class Terryl L. Pasker, age 39, from Cedar Rapids, died on 9th July 2011 in Panjshir province, Afghanistan, after being shot by an Afghan security officer. The assailant was subsequently shot and killed by a US soldier.
Sfc. Pasker, served with the Iowa Army National Guard's Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division. He was due to return home later this month. He enlisted in the US Army in July 1990 and joined the Iowa National Guard in April 1995.
Sfc. Pasker, leaves his wife, Erica, of Cedar Rapids, his parents, one brother and two sisters.
In the same incident, Retired US Trooper Paul Protzenko, a civilian contractor died.
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