Second Ft. Wainwright Soldier Reported Killed in Afghanistan Over Weekend

Two Fort Wainwright-based Stryker Brigade soldiers were killed over the weekend in Afghanistan’s Kandahar Province.
Saturday Specialist Calvin Matthew Pereda, 21,  of Fayetteville, North Carolina, died when his unit was attacked while on patrol.  Two other soldiers were injured in the attack.

Sunday, Sergeant First Class Johnathan B. McCain, 38, of Apache Junction, Ariz., died from injuries he received from a roadside bomb while on mounted patrol.