
PHOENIX — A soldier from Douglas was killed Oct. 28 about 40 miles northeast of Baghdad, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday.
Spec. Isaac Campoy, 21, died when the Abrams tank in which he and another soldier were riding struck an explosive device on a road, military officials said Wednesday.
The explosive device apparently exploded under the men’s tank and caused it roll down a 30-foot embankment, according to military press releases and reported in the Arizona Daily Star for Thursday’s editions.
Campoy was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment from Fort Hood, Texas.
Also killed in the attack was Sgt. Michael P. Barrera, 26, of Von...