Who was the first to die in Afghanistan in 2014?

Sgt. First Class William K. Lacey, 38, of Laurel, Fla., died Jan. 4, 2014

US Soldier First Coalition Combat Death of 2014
Stars and Stripes
by Toshio Suzuki
Jan 06, 2014

The Department of Defense identified a 38-year-old U.S. soldier based at Fort Knox as the servicemember killed by an insurgent attack Saturday in eastern Afghanistan.

Sgt. 1st Class William K. Lacey died from injuries received during a rocket-propelled grenade attack in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, according to the DOD release. His death marks the first combat loss of 2014 for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force.
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They must have forgotten about "Sgt. Jacob M. Hess, 22, of Spokane, Wash., died Jan. 1, 2014, while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan."