
CAMBRIDGE, Minn. - A soldier from Minnesota who decided to join the military after the 9-11 terrorist attacks was killed by small arms fire in Iraq, the Department of Defense announced.
Cpl. Andrew Kemple, 23, of Cambridge, who was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell, Ky., died Sunday when his Humvee was attacked in Tikrit, the department said Wednesday. He is the 35th person with strong Minnesota ties to have died in connection with the war in Iraq.
Kemple wanted to join the Army after the attacks, but his mom was scared for him, and he agreed to think it over for awhile. When he enlisted in 2003, he had her support, his mother, Deirdre Ostlund, told the Star...