
MEDINA, Ohio — A northeast Ohio soldier killed by a bomb while riding in a convoy in Iraq joined the military as a patriot, with the goal of becoming an officer and earning money for college, his family said.
Army Reserve Pfc. Devin Grella, 21, of Medina, died Monday of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive blew up near his convoy, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
Grella, the son of Donna and Dennis Grella of Medina, was a member of the Army Reserve’s 706th Transportation Company based in Mansfield.
He joined the Army Reserve in December and was sent to Iraq within weeks of completing his basic training in June, according to his father.
Devin Grella grew...