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VA soldier dies in Afghanistan

Posted at 6:44 PM, May 30, 2012
and last updated 2012-05-30 18:44:43-04

(WTVR) – A Springfield soldier has died in Afghanistan.

51-year-old Chief Warrant Officer Five John Pratt was killed in a May 28th helicopter crash.

A second soldier from Maine was also killed.

They were assigned to an aviation base in Germany.