Master Sgt. Charles Price III
 / Courtesy: Fort Carson
FORT CARSON, COLO. -- A soldier who has been in the Army for almost 22 years and was most recently stationed at Fort Carson died in Afghanistan Wednesday.
Master Sgt. Charles Price III died last week, but Fort Carson officials did not say how.
Price had been with the Army since Aug. 29, 1989 and joined the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson in November.
The 40-year-old had previously been stationed in Saudi Arabia, The Balkans, Kuwait, Kosovo and Iraq, and had been in Afghanistan since June.
Price has won a total of 50 medals and awards during his 22 years of service, including a Bronze Star and nine achievement medals.