
APOLLO, Pa. — A soldier from western Pennsylvania was killed in Iraq when his convoy was attacked with small-arms fire.
Army Spc. Joshua J. Henry, 21, died Sept. 20 in Tikrit, Iraq, after his convoy was attacked in Sharqat, Iraq, according to Department of Defense.
Henry, from Avonmore, about 30 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division out of Schweinfurt, Germany, officials said.
His sister Jasmine Henry, 19, declined to provide additional details or say when the family was notified of the soldier’s death.
“Our family and friends are mourning a great loss in our lives,” Jasmine Henry...