Austin Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Attack - kcentv.com - KCEN HD - Waco, Temple, and Killeen

(KCEN) -- A soldier from Austin is killed during combat in Afghanistan this week.

The Department of Defense says 37-year-old Staff Sergeant Nelson Trent died Thursday after enemy forces attacked his unit with an I.E.D.

Trent was assigned to the 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in Fort Worth.