Defense Dept: El Paso Soldier Killed In Afghanistan

The Department of Defense says an El Paso soldier died in Afghanistan from non-combat-related injuries.

Pfc. James J. Oquin, 20, was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (air Assault) in Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

He died July 23 in Orgun-E, Afghanistan when a levee broke near his military vehicle in Paktika, sweeping him away, according to the Department of Defense.