Sgt. David Alexander Holmes killed in action. A Georgia Army National Guard soldier with the 810th Engineering Company (Sapper) was killed in action June 26, 2010, in Afghanistan.

Sgt. David Alexander Holmes, of Tennille, died as the result of injuries he suffered when an improvised explosive device hit the vehicle he was riding in during a routine clearance patrol in Sayed Abad, Afghanistan. His company is part of the Operation Enduring Freedom, according to a news release.

Sgt. Holmes is survived by his wife, LaTonya, and their three children.

"The entire Georgia National Guard family grieves alongside the Holmes family on word of his tragic incident in Afghanistan," said Maj. Gen. Terry Nesbitt, Georgia's Adjutant General, in a statement. "Like all Guardsmen, Sgt. Holmes was a true citizen-Soldier, one of Georgia's best, who knew his job and was willing to perform it without personal reservation. From his sacrifice, each of us who wear the uniform is clearly reminded that the values of liberty and freedom are often safeguarded only at an exceptionally heavy price."