Army Staff Sgt. Alan L. Snyder

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Army Staff Sgt. Alan L. Snyder, 28, of Blackstone, Mass.

SSgt Snyder was assigned to 4th Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Baumholder, Germany; died June 18, 2011 in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered during a vehicle rollover. Also killed were Army Sgt. 1st Class Alvin A. Boatwright, Army Sgt. Edward F. Dixon III and Army Spc. Tyler R. Kreinz.

Alan Snyder had lived in Blackstone, Massachusetts from 2001 to 2004, but listed his hometown with the military as Worcester, Massachusetts. After news of Snyder’s passing, the flag at Blackstone Town Hall was lowered to half-staff.

He joined the Army and was assigned to the Fourth Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment of the 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team based in Baumholder, Germany.

Army Sergeant Alan L. Snyder was in Uruzgan Province of Afghanistan, with the three other soldiers, patrolling the Deh Rawud area of the Uruzgan province, when the vehicle in which they were riding rolled over. Snyder died from the injuries suffered in the accident. The crash, which occured on June 18th, was not combat-related. Because an investigation is under way, no further details about the incident has been released.

Snyder is survived by his parents who reside in Winchester, Kentucky and by his brothers, James and Justin Snyder. A memorial service is scheduled for June 29 at 11 a.m. at Chapel One on Smith Barracks in Baumholder.

Sgt. Alan L. Snyder, 28, was serving in Uruzgan province with the 4th Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in Baumholder, Germany.

Reached in Kentucky, Snyder’s mother Julie Snyder wept and said the family still had not yet had time to come to terms with his death.

“My mind’s in a fog,” she said.

Army Staff Sgt. Alan L. Snyder was killed in action on 6/18/11.