Soldier From Napa County Killed in Afghanistan

FORT RILEY, Kan. (AP) -- Army officials say a Fort Riley soldier from Napa County has died of his wounds from an attack with a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.

Fort Riley said Thursday that 21-year-old Spc. Garrett A. Fant of American Canyon in southern Napa County died Monday after his unit was attacked by enemy forces in Helmand province. Fant died of his wounds after he was taken to Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan.

Fant was a member of the 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment of the 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team of the Army's 1st Infantry Division. This was his first deployment. Fant joined the Army in March 2009 as an indirect fire infantryman.

Fant's awards include the Combat Infantryman's Badge, NATO Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with one Campaign Star and the Army Service Ribbon.

To date, 181 soldiers assigned to Fort Riley have died in either Iraq or Afghanistan, including 139 soldiers assigned to the 1st Infantry Division.

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