Army Pfc. Antione V. Robinson

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Army Pfc. Antione V. Robinson, 20, of Detroit

Pfc Robinson was assigned to the 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died March 19, 2008 in Nawa, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when the vehicle he was repairing collapsed.

Detroit soldier injured repairing vehicle in Afghanistan dies
The Associated Press

DETROIT — A 20-year-old soldier from Detroit has died in Afghanistan of injuries sustained when the vehicle he was repairing collapsed.

The Department of Defense says Pfc. Antione V. Robinson died Wednesday in Nawa.

Robinson was assigned to the 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C.

The military says the incident is under investigation.

Robinson joined the Army in September 2005 and completed wheeled vehicle mechanic advanced individual training at Fort Jackson, S.C., in 2005. He completed the basic airborne course at Fort Benning, Ga., in 2006.

Survivors include his mother, Ginger L. Jhons; his father, Emror Robinson; and his grandmother, Mary L. Stevenson, all of Detroit.

Army Pfc. Antione V. Robinson died in an accident on 3/19/08.