IED, illness in Afghanistan claim the lives of three soldiers

The U.S. Defense Department has reported these fatalities from Afghanistan:

Army Staff Sgt. Benjamin G. Prange, 30, of Hickman, Neb., was killed July 24 by an improvised explosive device in Mirugol Kalay. Also killed in the attack was:

Army Pfc. Keith M. Williams, 19, of Visalia, Calif.

Army Pfc. Donnell A. Hamilton Jr., 20, of Kenosha, Wis., died July 24 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio from an illness suffered in Ghazni province.

This story was originally published July 26, 2014 at 7:00 AM with the headline "IED, illness in Afghanistan claim the lives of three soldiers."