
PHOENIX — A soldier from Arizona was killed in Iraq after an explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad, the U.S. Department of Defense said.
Pfc. Harry N. Shondee Jr., 19, of Ganado, was on patrol Monday when the device exploded.
Shondee died Tuesday, authorities said. Another soldier, Spc. Justin B. Onwordi, 28, of Chandler, died in Monday’s explosion.
Both men were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, and were stationed at Fort Hood, Texas.
Shondee was a member of the Navajo Nation.
“It’s a sad day for the Navajo people and a sad day for his family,” said...