4th Brigade Soldier Dies at Walter Reed 1 Month After Sustaining Wounds in Afghanistan

Injuries caused by an improvised explosive device hav taken the life of Fort Bragg paratrooper, Spc. Samuel T. Watts.

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. The Department of Defense announced Monday that 20-year-old Spc. Samuel T. Watts of Wheaton, Ill., died May 19, in Bethesda, Md., of wounds sustained April 25 in Zharay when he was attacked with an enemy improvised explosive device. Watts was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. Spc. Watts joined the Army July 2010 as an Infantryman and attended One-Station Unit Training and Airborne school at Fort Benning, Ga. He joined the 1-508th PIR in November 2010. This was his first deployment to Afghanistan. “Sam was a guy you wanted on your team; he was a …

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