
MONROEVILLE, Ohio — A soldier from the Sandusky area of northern Ohio has been killed in Iraq, family members said.
The military informed the family of Jason Sparks, 19, of Monroeville, about his death on Thursday, according to his aunt, Becky Sparks. She said the family hadn’t been notified about how he had died.
Family members told the Sandusky Register that he was killed in Iraq.
The military had no information on Sparks, an Army public affairs duty officer said early Friday, but said that, by law, the Pentagon must wait at least 24 hours after notifying the family of a death before making a public announcement.
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