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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nCommand Sergeant Major Wardell Turner was killed by an IED that was hidden in a median along a convoy route in eastern Kabul. CSM Turner was the senior enlisted advisor of Combined Security Transition Command\u2013Afghanistan (CSTC-A) in Kabul. From the Army Times<\/a>;<\/p>\n Turner graduated from Bennett High School in 1984 and was a member of the 1983 championship football team.<\/p>\n He attended Towson University on a football scholarship, graduating in 1989 with a bachelors degree in management.<\/p>\n Turner later earned a master’s degree in criminal justice from Central Missouri State University in 2011.<\/p>\n Turner had served in several military police units since 1993, most recently in the 720th Military Police Battalion. He was promoted to sergeant major in July 2013.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n His aunt, Cynthia Johnson told his local newspaper, DelMarvaNow<\/a> that CSM Turner’s son is serving in Afghanistan, too.<\/p>\n Also killed in the attack was 27-year-old Joseph Riley. From his hometown, in Grove City, Ohio<\/a>;<\/p>\n A hometown hero, Joey made the ultimate sacrifice. But people who knew him said Joey wanted to give back to his country. While the Riley family said they are heartbroken at the news, they are proud of the sacrifice Joey made. Rodney Riley said his son loved the Army and felt strongly that freedom is worth the fight.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n When there are fewer targets, I suppose the casualties are going to be higher ranks. CSM Martin Barreras was killed<\/a> in Afghanistan in May.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"