
RALEIGH, N.C. — A soldier from North Carolina was killed in Iraq on Thursday when the vehicle in which he was riding came under attack in Baqubah, the Defense Department confirmed on Saturday.
Capt. Christopher S. Cash, of Winterville, was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment. Another soldier from the unit, Spc. Daniel A. Desens Jr., of Jacksonville, also was killed in the attack.
Their Guard unit was activated Oct. 1, according to a press release from the North Carolina National Guard.
“We are greatly saddened by the loss of Capt. Cash and Spc. Desens. They were outstanding soldiers serving their country and paid the...