Joshua S. Modgling
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Age: 22
From: Las Vegas
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Incident: Army Spc. Joshua S. Modgling died June 19 in Muhammad al Ali, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed was Sgt. 1st Class William A. Zapfe.
Died: June 19, 2007
Las Vegas man killed by bomb in Iraq
The Associated Press
LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas man was killed in Iraq when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle, military officials said.
Army Pfc. Joshua S. Modgling was 22 years old. He died June 19 in Muhammad al Ali of wounds suffered during the blast, according to a Defense Department statement issued June 20.
Army Sgt. 1st Class William A. Zapfe, 35, of Muldraugh, Ky. also was killed.
Both men were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons said flags at the capitol would be flown at half-staff in honor of Modgling.
“His sacrifice will not be forgotten. We honor his service and his dedication to this nation,” Gibbons said in a statement.
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