Death of U.S. Soldier In Afghanistan

405583 01: U.S. Army K Company 159 soldiers CW2 David Larson (L) from Manitowok, Wi. and Staff Sgt. Joseph Parker from Clyde, Tx. fold the U.S. flag at dusk May 20, 2002 at Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan. U.S. flags at the base flew at half mast today due to the death of U.S. special forces soldier Sgt. Gene Arden Vance Jr. in an ambush while on patrol yesterday near the town of Shkin in eastern Afghanistan. (Photo by Scott Nelson/Getty Images)