Decorated soldier dies in combat operations in Afghanistan

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — U.S. military officials say a decorated Special Forces company sergeant major has died during combat operations in Afghanistan.A spokesman for the U.S. Army Special Operations Command said in a statement Sunday that 40-year-old Sgt. Maj. James G. "Ryan" Sartor was killed Saturday during combat operations in Faryab Province.Sartor was from Teague, Texas, and was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group in Fort Carson, Colorado.He joined the Army in 20