
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — The two soldiers who died Aug. 26 in a firefight in Samarra, Iraq, were based at Fort Bragg, the military said Aug. 27.
Killed were Sgt. Joshua L. Morley, 22, and Cpl. Tracy C. Willis, 21, of San Antonio, Texas. Although the military listed Morley’s hometown as Boise, Idaho, family members said he and his wife lived at Fort Bragg and that Morley considered Hendersonville his hometown.
Both men were with the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. Morley was a sniper and Willis was a scout.
A dozen insurgents also died in the firefight Aug. 26.
Morley is survived by his wife,...