
MCCOOK, Neb. — The family of a Nebraska National Guardsman who died over the weekend said Feb. 9 he was a hero who didn’t talk about much except the military.
Gary Matheny told reporters at the Nebraska National Guard armory in McCook that his son Randy Matheny was always high-speed.
Randy Matheny, a 20-year-old McCook native, was killed Feb. 4 in Baghdad. A news release from the Guard on Feb. 7 said an “improvised explosive device” detonated next to Matheny’s vehicle.
Matheny, a specialist in the 1074th Transportation Company, was promoted posthumously to sergeant.
Matheny’s brother and sister stood dressed in their desert camouflage fatigues...