
GREENVILLE, S.C. — A South Carolina woman was one of two Fort Hood, Texas-based soldiers that were killed by enemy fire in Iraq last week, the Defense Department said.
Zandra T. Walker, 28, of Greenville was killed along with Sgt. Princess C. Samuels, 22, of Mitchellville, Md., on Aug. 15 in Taji, Iraq, according to a news release from the Defense Department.
Walker was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Aviation Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division.
Walker fueled helicopters and was serving her second tour with the Army, one of her sisters said Monday.
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