Orwigsburg soldier dies in Afghanistan
Posted: June 4, 2014 - 1:21pm

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) -- The Department of Defense says an Army captain based at Fort Bragg has died in Afghanistan. Officials said Tuesday that 29-year-old Capt. Jason B. Jones of Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, died on Monday in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, of wounds received from small-arms. A statement said the incident is under investigation. Jones was assigned 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group at Fort Bragg.