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Joshua M. Pearce

Joshua M. Pearce

US Army Guymon, OK Age: 21 Views: 1964

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Name: Army Spc. Joshua M. Pearce

Age: 21

From: Guymon, Okla.

Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska

Incident: Army Spc. Joshua M. Pearce was killed Feb. 26 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Stryker military vehicle during patrol operations in Mosul, Iraq.



Died: February 26, 2006


Army releases name of Fort Wainwright soldier killed in Iraq

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Army on Wednesday released the name of a Fort Wainwright soldier who was killed in Iraq on Sunday.

The soldier was Spc. Joshua M. Pearce, 21, from Guymon, Okla. He was a fire support artilleryman who joined the Army in August 2003. He was assigned to Fort Wainwright that December, according to Army officials.

Pearce was killed and three others were wounded when an explosive blew up near their Stryker vehicle in Mosul while on patrol, said Maj. Kirk Gohlke, spokesman for the Army in Alaska.

The other three were not seriously injured.

— Associated Press

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Occupation

the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska

Incident

Army Spc. Joshua M. Pearce was killed Feb. 26 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Stryker military vehicle during patrol operations in Mosul, Iraq.

Prayers & Messages

Joshua M. Pearce
2006-06-30
Thank you Josh for what you did for our country! You will forever be my hero! I love you!
Joshua M. Pearce
2006-05-17
Dear Lord, please bless the soul of this brave soldier and hold him in Your loving Arms.
Please keep Your Shining Light over his family and loved ones.

He has proudly served his country.
Now, he proudly serves with angel's wings