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Nathan M Cox
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Name: Army Staff Sgt. Nathan M. Cox
Age: 32
From: Walcott, Iowa
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Nathan M. Cox died Sept. 20 in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Pvt. Joseph F. Gonzales.
Died: September 20, 2008
Soldier from Iowa dies in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
Age: 32
From: Walcott, Iowa
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Nathan M. Cox died Sept. 20 in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Pvt. Joseph F. Gonzales.
Died: September 20, 2008
Soldier from Iowa dies in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
A soldier from Iowa has been killed in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan, his mother said Monday.
Staff Sgt. Nathan Cox, 32, of Davenport died Saturday in the Korengal Valley, said his mother, Jane Cox of Walcott.
He was in a vehicle that hit a roadside bomb, she said. Jane Cox said she did not yet have any other details about the incident.
The Department of Defense on Monday said Cox and one other soldier, Pvt. Joseph Gonzales, 18, of Tucson, Ariz., died when their vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
Cox is the 68th person with Iowa ties to die in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq since 2003.
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the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas;
Incident
Army Staff Sgt. Nathan M. Cox died Sept. 20 in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Pvt. Joseph F. Gonzales.
Prayers & Messages
Nathan M Cox
2008-09-26
Your sacrifice will remain in our hearts for a lifetime,
with intense gratitude. May God bless you and your family.
Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms.
Nathan M Cox
2008-09-25
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.