
A New Jersey state trooper serving in the war in Iraq was among those killed in a bomb attack in Iraq, authorities have confirmed.
Detective Sgt. First Class Dwayne M. Kelley, 48, of South Orange, was among 10 people — including four Americans — killed in a bomb attack in an office in Sadr City yesterday. He was one of the Americans working to restore local government in the former Shiite militia stronghold.
Kelley, who served as a major with the civil affairs unit of the Army Reserve, was a member of the counter terrorism bureau.
“This was his third deployment to Iraq,” said State Police Capt. Al Della Fave....