Soldier from South Gate killed in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon says the U.S. service member killed in an apparent insider attack in southern Afghanistan was an  Army soldier from California.
Cpl. Joseph Maciel of South Gate, Calif.<br />Photo courtesy U.S. Army/Fort Benning
In a statement Sunday, the Pentagon identified the soldier as Cpl. Joseph Maciel of South Gate in Los Angeles County. He died Saturday in Tarin Kowt District, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
Maciel was assigned to 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Reg