Soldier killed by Afghan ally was formerly stationed at Fort Carson

A soldier who spent most of his 24-year career at Fort Carson was killed Monday in Afghanistan in what the U.S. military is calling an “insider attack.”

U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major Timothy A. Bolyard, 42, was shot and killed Monday. He was the highest enlisted soldier for the 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment out of Fort Benning, Georgia, according to Newsweek.

Lt. Col. Martin O’Donnell, a spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition in Kabul, said in a telephone interview Tuesday that Boylard was killed in eastern Afghanistan by a member of the Afghan national police force. Another U.S. service member was wounded; O’Donnell said that person is in stable condition.

When the attack was announced on Monday, the coalition called it an apparent insider attack.

O’Donnell said the Afghan attacker was apprehended and is now in Afghan custody.

Monday’s insider attack was the second this summer. One American was killed and two were wounded in a July attack in southern Uruzgan province.

Bolyard, born in Thornton, West Virginia, was on his 13th deployment overseas. He served in multiple units at Fort Carson and most recently at Fort Steward and Fort Benning.

Bolyard’s family has set up a GoFundMe account to help with funeral expenses. You can donate by clicking HERE.