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WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — A U.S. Navy SEAL (SEa, Air, and Land) team member was killed in Afghanistan on Thursday, U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln said on Friday.

Chief Special Warfare Operator Adam Lee Brown, 36, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, was killed in Afghanistan. “My heart goes out to the family of Chief Special Warfare Operator Adam Lee Brown, who made the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of our nation,” Lincoln said. “Along with all Arkansans, I am grateful for his service and for the service and sacrifice of all of our military service members and their families.”

Lincoln also praised other service members who serve or have served in Iraq or Afghanistan since September 11, 2001. “These men and women have shown tremendous courage and perseverance through the most difficult of times,” Lincoln said. “As neighbors, as Arkansans, and as Americans, it is incumbent upon us to do everything we can to honor their service and to provide for them and their families, not only when they are in harm’s way but also when they return home. It is the least we can do for those whom we owe so much.”

Lincoln did not provide further details on how Brown, who was based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, died.

A total of 117 service members have been killed in Afghanistan so far this year, most of whom were from the United States and the United Kingdom. Brown was the 74th U.S. service member to have been killed in Afghanistan so far this year.

The last U.S. Navy service member killed in Afghanistan was Sailor Xin Qi, 25, who died as a result of an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in southern Afghanistan on January 23.