
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — An Army private identified as being from Hamilton County was among six soldiers killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle in Iraq, the Department of Defense said May 22.
Pfc. Travis F. Haslip, 20, of Ooltewah was killed May 19 with five other members of the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Calvary Division, from Fort Hood, Texas, a department statement said.
Nancy Bourget, a spokeswoman at Fort Hood, said Haslip was deployed to Iraq in October after joining the military in December 2006 as an infantryman.
WDEF-TV in Chattanooga reported that Haslip only attended high school...