
TAMPA, Fla. — Two soldiers with ties to Florida have been killed in Iraq, the U.S. Department of Defense said.
Spc. Joshua D. Brown, 26, died June 3 after his vehicle struck an explosive the day before, the military said.
Brown grew up in Michigan and moved to Tampa a few years before joining the Army in 2005, his father, Wayne Brown, told the St. Petersburg Times for a story published June 6.
Wayne Brown, 53, said his son worked on hardwood floors before enlisting in the Army. About a year ago, after being stationed in Germany, Joshua Brown was deployed to Iraq. He felt he was improving life for people who had lived too long under a dictator, his...