The Pentagon has identified the Special Forces soldier who died from wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device in eastern Afghanistan as Staff Sgt. Adam S. Thomas, 31.Thomas, assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) out of Fort Carson, Colo., was on a foot patrol supporting Afghan security forces in Nangarhar province, where the Islamic State has established a foothold. A native of Takoma Park, Md., Thomas joined the Army in April 2008. Read official release here.