Robert T. Hendrickson

OKLAHOMA CITY — Dave Hendrickson looked forward to reuniting with his son, Spc. Robby Taylor Hendrickson, when the younger Hendrickson returned home from Iraq next month.

Their reunion will now be for Robby Hendrickson’s funeral.

Hendrickson, 24, of Broken Bow, died Tuesday after being injured when the military vehicle he was driving hit a barrier and toppled over. He lost consciousness after the crash and never recovered, family members said.

Robby Hendrickson had been in Iraq about a year at the time of the accident. He earned a Purple Heart last year after a mortar hit near where he was standing, sending shrapnel flying toward his face.

He leaves behind his parents, Dave Hendrickson and Pamela Herrington his sister, Krystal Bonner and a 6-year-old son, Dylan.

“He was a good dad,” Dave Hendrickson said. “He did his best to do whatever he...