Soldier From Rhode Island Killed In Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Sgt. Michael F. Paranzino, 22, of Middletown, R.I., was killed November 5 in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Sgt. Paranzino was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
The Department of Defense says he died of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked with an improvised explosive device.
