October 10, 2021
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Minnesota soldier killed in firefight in Afghanistan

Nicholas Dickhut, a 23-year-old Army sergeant, was killed in combat with Taliban fighters on Sunday. Dickhut was six months into his second deployment. He had just been featured in a photo essay by the Reuters news service on Friday.
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Nicholas Dickhut, a 23-year-old Army sergeant, was killed in combat with Taliban fighters on Sunday. Dickhut was six months into his second deployment. He had just been featured in a photo essay by the Reuters news service on Friday.

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