
INDIANAPOLIS — A soldier from LaPorte was killed in a battle in Iraq, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.
Sgt. David M. Heath, 30, died Monday when his patrol was attacked with guns and rocket-propelled grenades in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, the government said in a news release.
Heath, who enlisted in September 2001, was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, based in Fort Riley, Kan.
Heath had a previous tour in Iraq in 2003, according to WSBT-TV of South Bend. He also is survived by his wife, Donna, son, Derek, 8, and stepdaughter, Angela Riffel, 13, all of Fort Riley.
“It’s just a tragedy,” said...