
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia soldier from the Fort Carson, Colo.-based 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment has died from injuries he suffered when a Humvee rolled over.
Staff Sgt. Jeremy A. Brown, 26, of Mabscott died Sunday in Mosul, according to the U.S. Army.
He was assigned to the 66th Military Intelligence Company of the 3rd Armored Cavalry. At least 57 soldiers from his post in Colorado Springs, Colo., have died in Iraq. Another 68 soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, which will move to Fort Carson when its current tour in Iraq is over, have died there.
Teresa Brown said Tuesday that her son was riding in the gunner’s position on the Humvee and was killed instantly when it rolled on top of him and crushed him.
“We don’t know how it flipped,” Teresa Brown said. “Everyone says that a staff sergeant isn’t supposed to be a gunner but...