Kabul , Afghanistan ( CNN ) -- A 25-year-old soldier from Vermont was killed in a bomb attack in Afghanistan , the Vermont National Guard said Saturday night . Spc . Ryan J. Grady of West Burke died early Friday morning after his military vehicle struck a roadside bomb near the Bagram Air Base , the National Guard said . `` Specialist Grady has made the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of a nation that he both loved and served as a member of the Vermont Army National Guard , '' said Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie , Vermont Adjutant General . Grady served as a combat engineer with Company A ( Eng ) Special Troops Battalion located in Bradford , Vermont . He joined the U.S. Army in 2003 and took part in military operations in Iraq from February 2005 through January 2006 . He was given the Purple Heart for injuries he suffered during Operation Iraqi Freedom , the National Guard said . In October 2006 , he transferred to the Vermont Army National Guard . Two years later , he transferred to a battalion in Oklahoma , but returned to duty in the Vermont National Guard in September 2009 . He leaves behind his parents , two brothers , a wife and a daughter .
Soldier , 25 , dies when military vehicle hit roadside bomb . Score: 6 Ryan J. Grady received Purple Heart for wounds he suffered during Iraq deployment . He leaves behind his parents , brothers , a wife and a daughter .