Spanish Springs 2011 — A soldier with ties to Northern Nevada has been killed in action. U.S. Army Spc. Garrett Fant died September 26 in Afghanistan.
He attended high school in South Lake Tahoe where his mother still lives. Fant intended to return to the area to teach at the high school.
He died due to injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device while on patrol in southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar Province. Fant was on his first deployment with the 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division.
He was assigned to Fort Riley, Kansas. Fant enlisted in March 2009 where he earned the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, NATO Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with one Campaign Star, and the Army Service Ribbon during his time in service.
He’s survived by his parents; a brother, who is serving in the Marines and is currently stationed in San Diego; and a sister and will be buried at Happy Homestead Cemetery in South Lake Tahoe. A memorial for is being planned but the details are still in the works.
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