
EAGLE RIVER, Wis. — A 21-year-old Army soldier from Eagle River deployed to Iraq for a second time was killed there, authorities said June 6.
Sgt. Tyler Kritz died June 3 following a roadside bomb explosion, said Sgt. Glen George, a casualty assistance officer with the Army Reserve Center in Wausau. Kritz was serving with a field artillery unit out of Fort Lewis, Wash., George said.
Kritz enlisted in the Army following his 2003 graduation from Northland Pines High School and was deployed to Iraq for a second time last June, authorities said.
Northland Pines had a moment of silence in honor of him June 6 before the final day of classes began, teacher Jason Foster...