Fredonia Native Killed in Afganistan

We have more information about the Fredonia native who was earlier this week in Afghanistan.

28-year-old US Army Sergeant Jonathan Gollnitz was Wednesday in Pul-E Alam killed by a suicide bomber while on patrol with another soldier.

Gollnitz and 29-year-old Staff Sergeant Orion Sparks of Tucson, Arizona, were assigned to the 1st Squadron, 91at Calvary Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team in Schweinfurt, Germany, according to the Defense Department.

Gollnitz attended schools in the Fredonia School District through 11th grade, and graduate from the Levant Christian School in Falconer in 2003.

Gollnitz’s family went to Dover Air Force Base yesterday to receive his body. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

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