A soldier from Northern California has died while serving in Afghanistan.
The Department of Defense says Staff Sgt. David Senft died at Kandahar Airfield on Nov. 15 from injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident.
The 27-year-old Senft was from Grass Valley, a city in Nevada County about 75 miles northeast of Sacramento.
He was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell, Ky.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger issued a statement extending his sympathies to Senft's family.
The governor also ordered flags at the Capitol to be flown at half-staff.
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