
BLANDING, Utah — A 32-year-old soldier raised in Utah was killed in Iraq, the Defense Department said June 28.
Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Winder, who grew up in Blanding in southeastern Utah, died June 26 from small-arms fire in Ad Diwaniyah, the department said.
He was a Special Forces medic assigned to an airborne unit. Winder was part of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, out of Fort Lewis, Wash.
A native of South Korea, Winder was 2 when he was adopted by Tom and Terri Winder of Blanding. He left the area 14 years ago to pursue a career in the armed forces.
“They’re shocked and sorrowed, like you’d expect. But they’re a strong family,” said...