1st Sgt. Russell Bell, U.S. Army, age 37, of Tyler, Texas, assigned to 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Aug. 2, 2012, in Zharay, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds caused by an enemy improvised explosive device.