Sgt. Cameron H. Thomas, 23, was killed while conducting combat operations in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.

Sgt. Thomas was a Sniper assigned to Delta Company, 3^rd Battalion, 75^th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Ga. He was on his third deployment to Afghanistan.

He was born August 25, 1993 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army from his hometown of Kettering, Ohio in February 2012. He completed One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Ga., as an Infantryman. After graduating from the Basic Airborne Course, he was assigned to the Ranger Assessment and Selection Program 1, also at Fort Benning.

Following graduation from the Ranger Assessment and Selection Program 1, Sgt. Thomas was assigned to Company C, 3^rd Bn., 75^th Ranger Regiment in November 2012 where he served as an Automatic Rifleman, Grenadier, and an Anti-Armor Specialist.

His military education includes the Basic Airborne Course, the Ranger Assessment and Selection Program 1, the U.S. Army Ranger Course, the Basic Leader Course and the U.S. Army Sniper Course.

His awards and decorations include the Ranger Tab, the Expert Infantryman’s Badge and the Parachutist Badge.

Thomas has also been awarded the Joint Service Achievement Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Campaign Star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Non-Commissioned Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, and the NATO Medal