
A 21-year-old soldier from Candor was killed Friday in Iraq when the vehicle he was driving rolled over an Improvised Explosive Device.
The Defense Department said Pfc. Nathan P. Fairlie, of Candor, died of injuries suffered in Baqubah when the IED detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations.
Fairlie was assigned to the 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division of Fort Hood, Texas.
Other soldiers were in the vehicle at the time, but the Candor resident was the only one killed, his father, Paul Fairlie, said he was told Friday afternoon by Army officials.
The elder Fairlie did not know the...