
ROSWELL, N.M. — Sgt. Tommy L. Gray loved fishing, comic books and life.
“He smiled all the time. He was such a bright person. He loved his God, his family and his country,” his mother, Joyce Gray, said Wednesday.
The decorated soldier died Tuesday in Taji, Iraq, when he was caught between two vehicles in his unit’s motor pool. The 34-year-old Roswell native was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division’s 215th Forward Support Battalion based at Fort Hood, Texas.
Base spokesman Cecil Green said Gray’s death is under investigation.
Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., said Gray’s death is a reminder of the perils that come with serving the country.
“While his...