Politics & Government
Navy SEAL, 22, Killed in Afghanistan
Matthew Kantor of New Jersey died Thursday, according to the Pentagon.
A Navy SEAL was killed in combat in Afghanistan by a gunshot wound Thursday, according to the Navy Times.
Matthew G. Kantor, 22, of Gillette, NJ, served on a Virginia-based Naval Special Warfare Unit, according to the report.
Capt. Robert Smith, who leads Naval Special Warfare Group Two, remembered Kantor as “a true warrior.”
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A Navy SEAL Foundation page saluting SEALs who have died in action, lists 48 who have been killed in combat in Afghanistan.
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