Fort Carson soldier killed in Afghanistan awarded Purple Heart

Posted: 05.15.2012 at 3:10 AM

A Fort Carson soldier killed in the line of duty has been posthumously awarded a Purple Heart. / FOX21: File photo

FORT CARSON, COLO. -- FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) -- A Fort Carson soldier from Arizona who was killed in Afghanistan has been posthumously awarded a Purple Heart and is line for a Bronze Star.

Army officials announced the decorations on Monday for 30-year-old 1st Lt. Alejo R. Thompson of Yuma, Ariz.

Thompson was killed Friday when his unit was attacked with small-arms fire. He was assigned to the 4th Brigade Combat Team, part of the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson.

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Thompson had deployed to Afghanistan in March. He also served in Iraq from March 2003 to February 2004.

He had joined the Army in September 2000.

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