Name:
Army Pvt. Joshua A.R. Young
Age:
21
From:
Riddle, Ore.;
Assigned to
the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.;
Incident:
Army Pvt. Joshua A.R. Young died Jan. 28 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit encountered an improvised explosive device during convoy operations. Also killed were Sgt. James E. Craig, Staff Sgt. Gary W. Jeffries, Spc. Evan A. Marshall and Pfc. Brandon A. Meyer.
Died:
January
28, 2008
Body of Ore. soldier returning home this week
The Associated Press
RIDDLE, Ore. — Joshua Young’s MySpace page showed a muscular man with a military haircut looking into a mirror. Next to the photo, the soldier had written: “Young coming home in February.”
The 21-year-old and four other soldiers died last week during an ambush in Mosul, Iraq. Young will arrive home in southwest Oregon this week to be buried at Roseburg National Cemetery after a military funeral.
“One of the last things he said was he was going to be home really soon, like a week or two. And a week later, his sister called me and told me what had happened,” said L.J. Butler, one of Young’s best
Occupation
the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.;