
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A paratrooper from the 82nd Airborne Division who was wounded last week in an insurgent attack in Iraq has died, the Department of Defense said June 26.
Cpl. Eric C. Palmer, 21, of Maize, Kan., died June 24 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, the military said.
Palmer was wounded June 21 by small-arms fire in Bayji, Iraq. He was a member of the division’s 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.
Palmer, who joined the Army in September 2004, had received the Bronze Star medal and the Purple Heart, among other awards and decorations.
He is survived by his father, John Palmer, and his mother,...