Name: Army Staff Sgt. Carlos M. Robinson

Age: 33

From: Lawton, Okla.;

Assigned to the 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Polk, La.;

Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Carlos M. Robinson died Jan. 17 in Bagram, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Kabul.

Died: January 17, 2009

Suicide bombing claims Guardsman

The Associated Press

HOPE, Ark. — A soldier from Hope has died as the result of a suicide bombing in Afghanistan.

The Hope Star reported that Army Sgt. Carlos Montel Robinson, 33, was killed Jan. 17 and that his family was informed Jan. 18. Robinson served for years in the National Guard and was on his first overseas deployment. Robinson went to Afghanistan in June.

Hicks Funeral Home in Hope is handling arrangements and said that the military said to expect Robinson’s body to arrive Jan. 23.

The Defense Department had not described the circumstances of his death as of Jan. 21.

Robinson had Okla. ties

The Associated...