Edmond soldier one of 7 killed in Afghanistan Monday

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An Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of a U.S. soldier while a transfer case containing the remains of Staff Sgt. Rex L. Schad sits on a loader Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, both died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
An Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Staff Sgt. Rex L. Schad Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Schad, of Edmond, Okla., died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)

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March 13, 2013

Edmond soldier one of 7 killed in Afghanistan Monday

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins AP Legal Affairs Writer The Enid News and Eagle Wed Mar 13, 2013, 09:29 PM CDT

ATLANTA — A Fort Stewart spokesman says six soldiers based at Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield have died this week in Afghanistan.

Defense Department officials said Wednesday that 26-year-old Staff Sgt. Rex L. Schad, of Edmond, Okla., was killed Monday by small arms fire in the Jalrez District, west of Kabul. Fort Stewart spokesman Kevin M. Larson says Schad joined the Army in 2006, served in the 3rd Infantry Division and was on his second deployment.

Larson said five other soldiers, all of whom died in a helicopter crash Monday, were also based at Fort Stewart. The Defense Department has yet to release their identities.

The crash outside Kandahar City brought the number of U.S. troops killed Monday to seven, making it the deadliest day for American forces in 2013.

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