
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Cpl. Joshua Moore had seen lots of death in Iraq — from suicide bombings aimed at civilians to roadside explosions that killed Army buddies.
Having witnessed the precariousness of life, the 20-year-old Moore — known as a happy-go-lucky kid in his southern Kentucky hometown — planned his own funeral just in case.
On Friday, his family was preparing to carry out those last wishes.
Moore was killed this week in the Baghdad area when an explosive device hit the Humvee he rode in with several other soldiers, according to his father, Jeff Moore. His death came in one of the deadliest months of the war for U.S. troops,...