The elder Simpson, a decorated, retired Army Special Forces lieutenant colonel, left Monday to meet his daughter-in-law at Fort Lewis in Tacoma, Wash., before heading to Germany, where his son was taken after the blast.
The son of Olmos Park City Manager Michael W. Simpson has died from the injuries he suffered in a bomb blast in Afghanistan, the elder Simpson confirmed Wednesday evening.
Reached by telephone in Germany, he declined to comment further.
Army Staff Sgt. Michael H. Simpson, 30, leaves behind a wife and two sons, ages 3 and 1, according to a previous San Antonio Express-News story.
In the service for 10 years, he had been stationed in Afghanistan only about two weeks when he was wounded by a bomb while riding an ATV on Saturday.
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