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Military says Butler Co. soldier's death under investigation Associated Press ZELIENOPLE, Pa. (AP) _ The Defense Department says the non-combat death of a Butler County soldier in Afghanistan is under investigation. Twenty-year-old Pvt. Matthew Brown was from Zelienople and stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C. before he was deployed to Afghanistan on Dec. 31. A Defense Department news release says Brown was killed Sunday morning in Asadabad, Afghanistan in a "non-combat related incident." The soldier's family could not immediately be reached for comment Tuesday.
Brown was assigned to Charlie Battery, 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Fires Brigade. ©2008 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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