
OKLAHOMA CITY — An Army soldier from Dibble was killed in Iraq, the fourth Oklahoma soldier to die in combat last week.
Army Pfc. Jerimiah Veitch, 21, died June 21 when the vehicle he was riding in was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade just outside of Baghdad, Veitch’s sister Amanda Testerman said June 25.
Veitch had only been in Iraq for two months following a two-week visit with family and friends in his hometown of Dibble, Testerman said. He had served six months in Iraq before that.
“If you needed anything, he was there,” Testerman said.
Friends and family gathered June 24 for a candle light vigil in Veitch’s honor at Dibble High...