13 Sep 2006

American Samoan soldier killed in Afghanistan

10:15 am on 13 September 2006

A ninth Samoan soldier has been killed at war...the first Samoan casualty in Afghanistan.

The latest casualty, Staff Sergeant Fuga of Pago Pago and Nu'uuli was reportedly killed by gunshot wounds in action in Afghanistan on Sunday.

The other Samoan soldiers died in Iraq.