This is Sgt. 1st Class Reymund R. Transfiguracion, 36. He was killed yesterday in Afghanistan's Helmand province by an IED explosion. Bio just released by the Army says he was born in the Philippines in May 1982 and enlisted in the Hawaii National Guard in July 2001. 1/ 
Initially, he was a motor transport operator, and deployed with the Guard to Iraq in 2005. He joined active duty as a conventional soldier in in 2008, deploying to Afghanistan and the Philippines with the U.S. Special Operations task force there. 2/
He was selected for Special Forces training after returning from those two deployments, and was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, of Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state. 3/
Transfiguracion was a staff sergeant, and has been posthumously promoted. I've asked for more details about what happened, and in which district.
Helmand remains one of the most treacherous places in Afghanistan. Much of it remains under Taliban influence or control. 4/4
Helmand remains one of the most treacherous places in Afghanistan. Much of it remains under Taliban influence or control. 4/4
Update: U.S. military spokesman Lt. Col. Martin O'Donnell says Sgt. 1st Class Transfiguracion was wounded "during an Afghan-led clearance operation in Musa Qal'ah district, Helmand province, August 7," and died Sunday.
