A soldier from Rolla, Missouri is among four who were killed Monday during an attack by insurgents in Zabul province, Afghanistan.  The Pentagon announced Wednesday that 29-year-old Specialist Bradley L. Melton died of wounds suffered when the enemy detonated an improvised explosive device.

Melton joined the army in October of 2000.  He served at Fort Hood, Texas, and Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, before being assigned to Fort Wainwright, Alaska.  Melton was a combat engineer, assigned to the 73rd Engineer Company, Brigade Troops Battalion, Stryker Brigade Combat Team of the 25th Infantry Division.

The 4,000 soldier brigade began deploying to Afghanistan in mid-April for a one-year tour in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Also killed in the attack were Staff Sergeant David D. Self of Pearl, Mississippi, Private Lamarol J. Tucker of Gainesville Florida, and Private Cheizray Pressley of North Charleston, South Carolina.

The attack took place in the city of Spin Ghbarga, in Zabul Province, Afghanistan Monday afternoon.