Staff Sgt. Cinco was from Mercedes, Texas and was killed, along with five other soldiers, when an attacker drove a motorcycle laden with explosives into their patrol near Bagram Air Base on Monday.
Sgt. Cinco was assigned to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, 11th Field Investigations Squadron, joint base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas.
December 21, 2015 was the deadliest day for American troops in Afghanistan since May of 2013. Five troops were killed by a roadside bomb and two were killed from an inside attack by an Afghan soldier in May 2013.
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for Monday's attack.
Staff Sgt. Cinco was from Mercedes, Texas and was killed, along with five other soldiers, when an attacker drove a motorcycle laden with explosives into their patrol near Bagram Air Base on Monday.
Sgt. Cinco was assigned to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, 11th Field Investigations Squadron, joint base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas.
December 21, 2015 was the deadliest day for American troops in Afghanistan since May of 2013. Five troops were killed by a roadside bomb and two were killed from an inside attack by an Afghan soldier in May 2013.
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for Monday's attack.
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