
RALEIGH, N.C. — Family and friends of a soldier who was killed in Iraq on Mother’s Day said the man loved adventure and was a solid guy.
Stella Murray said her son, Sgt. Rodney Murray, called her from Iraq on May 9 and sounded upbeat.
Murray, 28, was killed that night when his Humvee collided with a Bradley Fighting Vehicle between Baghdad and Scania, south of the city, the Department of Defense said. He served in the Army Reserve’s 351st Military Police Company based in Ocala, Fla.
Murray’s mother said he was ejected in the collision and died of a broken neck.
“Rodney touched a lot of lives, all for the better,” Stella Murray said. “The...