
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky native serving a third tour in Iraq was killed when his tank was hit by a roadside bomb, a family member said.
Sgt. 1st Class William Zapfe was riding in a Bradley Fighting Vehicle when it ran over an improvised explosive device in Muhammad al Ali, Iraq, on June 19, said his sister-in-law, Angela Menchaca.
“His driver was killed and he was killed,” Menchaca said during a phone interview from the soldier’s home in Hinesville, Ga.
Zapfe, 35, was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, based at Fort Stewart, Ga., the Department of Defense said in a statement....