DERRY – A young man who grew up in Derry and enlisted in the Army in 2006 died Monday of non-combat-related injuries in Afghanistan, the military said.

Adam M. Kuligowski, 21, a member of the Special Troops Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, attended Pinkerton Academy, his grandfather, Stanley Kuligowski said last night. He said his grandson wasn't very social, but was interested in many topics, including the computer.

"He was a very nice guy," Kuligowski said. "He was determined to learn everything."

Adam entered the Army in October 2006 and arrived in Fort Campbell, Ky., the following August.

He had been in Afghanistan about a year and was scheduled to return home next month, his grandfather said. He was a communications specialist.

"(Adam's father) said he was looking forward to coming home. He wanted to see me and talk about my service in World War II," Kuligowski said.

Kuligowski died at Bagram, Afghanistan. His father, Michael Kuligowski, works for the foreign service and is currently stationed at the U.S. embassy in Bangkok, Thailand.

He was informed of his son's death Monday and is en route to New Hampshire, Stanley Kugliowski said. He knows little about what happened to his son, but expects to be told more when he stops in Washington on his way home, Kuligowski said.

Adam has an older brother who is living with his father, a sister who lives in Utah, and a younger brother, Lucas, who lives in Derry with his mother, Tracie Kuligowski.