
EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio — A soldier from eastern Ohio died in Iraq when the Humvee he was riding in overturned in a ravine in Baghdad, his family said Feb. 2.
Pfc. Tyler Butler, 21, a 2004 graduate of East Liverpool High School, died Feb. 1, according to what Army officials told his parents, Kenneth and Laura Butler.
Butler, a military police officer, was deployed to Iraq on June 26 and was to return on leave Sunday to meet his newborn son, Austin.
Butler’s wife, Ashley, lives in Traverse City, Mich., and the baby was born Jan. 23.
Laura Butler said her son was a dedicated soldier and a Pittsburgh Steelers fan.
“He was a good man. He was a brave...