Fort Bragg, N.C. — Two paratroopers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division out of Fort Bragg were killed in Afghanistan Nov. 22, the Army said.
Sgt. James Nolen and Private 1st Class Marcus Tynes of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th BCT, 82nd Abn. Div. died when their vehicle struck an IED, the Army said.
Nolen, 25, of Alvin, Texas, was serving in his second deployment to Afghanistan. He is survived by his wife, Rachel Anne Nolen, his stepson, William Flathman, his father, Walter Nolen, and his mother, Kimberly Roberts.
Tynes, 19, of Moreno Valley, Ca., was in his first deployment to Afghanistan. He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Dana and Bruce Atlas, and his stepbrother Johanas Atlas.



![[SLIDESHOW]](http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/share/2012/02/09/10711513/4f348e7981bb5-51x75.jpg)
![[SLIDESHOW]](http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/entertainment/out_and_about/2012/02/04/10712136/pics_agunn53833-100x75.jpg)
![[SLIDESHOW]](http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/entertainment/2012/02/11/10719067/10719072-1329050037-100x75.jpg)
![[SLIDESHOW]](http://wwwcache.highschoolot.com/asset/content/2012/02/11/10717011/10717011-1328936455-100x75.jpg)
![[SLIDESHOW]](http://wwwcache.highschoolot.com/asset/content/2012/02/11/10717059/10717059-1328939591-100x75.jpg)






WRAL.com welcomes your comments on this story. All comments are moderated prior to publication based on our posting guidelines. Please review them prior to posting and if your message is not approved.
This story is closed for comments. Comments on WRAL.com news stories are accepted and moderated between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Awesome post. True. And, the rest is coming one day......
November 25, 2009 5:33 p.m.
November 25, 2009 5:32 p.m.
Ah, Ha! You don't really want to go down that road. Have you actually forgotten who the idiots are that put us there in the first place? The three stooges (bush, cheney and rumsfield) should be tried for war crimes.
November 25, 2009 3:49 p.m.
November 25, 2009 2:24 p.m.
Happy holidays.
November 25, 2009 12:56 p.m.