
CARLISLE, Pa. — A soldier from central Pennsylvania was killed in Iraq when a grenade was thrown into a Humvee as it was driving down a side street in Baghdad, his mother said.
Sgt. Timothy L. Hayslett, 26, was a passenger in the Humvee, which came under fire on on Nov. 15 as it was patrolling the city, according to his mother, Mary Hayslett. The family learned of his death from Army officials who visited their Carlisle-area home the next evening. Two other soldiers were injured in the attack, she said.
“He’s a hero and everybody should know about him,” Mary Hayslett said.
Hayslett, a graduate of Big Spring High School, was assigned to the...