An Army infantry officer died in Mosul, Iraq, the Army told Reuters on Sunday.
The man, who died when an improvised explosive device went off during a patrol outside the northern Iraqi city, has been identified as 1st Lt. Weston Lee.
{mosads}The 25-year-old was from Bluffton, Ga., Reuters added.
U.S.-backed forces have been fighting in Mosul against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.