Army Ranger from Decorah dies in Afghanistan

A Decorah native, 20-year-old Private 1st Class Christopher Horns, has been killed in Afghanistan.

Horns was killed during combat operations in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan on Saturday, October 22nd, when the assault force triggered an improvised device.

PFC Horns was a Ranger automatic rifleman assigned to Co. C, 2nd BN, 75th Ranger Regiment at Joint Base Lewis at McCord, Washington. He was on his first deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. as a member of the 75th Army Ranger Regiment..

A Military Funeral Service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, November 5th, at the Calmar Lutheran Church.  A full funeral notice is filed under the "Obituaries" section of decorahnews.com.