Name:
Army Spc. Evan A. Marshall
Age:
21
From:
Athens, Ga.;
Assigned to
the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.;
Incident:
Army Spc. Evan A. Marshall 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, Pfc. Brandon A. Meyer and Pvt. Joshua A. R. Young.
Died:
January
28, 2008
Soldier from Georgia among 5 killed in Mosul
The Associated Press
ATHENS, Ga. — A soldier from Georgia was among five U.S. military personnel killed in an ambush in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, family members said Tuesday.
Army Spc. Evan Marshall, 21, of Athens was a 2004 graduate of Cedar Shoals High School and was on his second tour of duty in Iraq when he was killed Monday, his father said.
Marshall joined the Army after high school, trained at Fort Benning outside of Columbus and served in Iraq from December 2005 until December 2006, then was deployed again seven weeks ago, Drew Marshall said.
“We’re devastated by this loss, but we honor his service,” said
Occupation
the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.;