
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An Owensboro native was killed in Iraq when a suicide bomber attacked a convoy he was leading, the Department of Defense and family members said.
Staff Sgt. James William Harlan, 44, a reservist with the 660th Transportation Company in Cadiz, Ohio, died Friday, said his brother, Kenny Likens, of Owensboro. News of his death stunned his family.
“We’re numb. We’re still trying to grasp it,” said his sister-in-law, Kelly Likens. “There’s just so much about Jimmy. There’s not just one thing you can say.”
James Harlan spent two decades in the military and reserves, said Kenny Likens, who took his brother to...