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DoD identifies soldier killed in commando raid in Iraq
The Defense Department on Friday identified the soldier killed during a commando raid in Iraq.
Master Sgt. Joshua L. Wheeler, 39, died Thursday in Iraq’s Kirkuk province from wounds received by enemy small-arms fire, according to the DoD announcement.
Wheeler, who joined the Army in 1995, was assigned to Headquarters, U.S. Army Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
He is the first American service member killed in action by enemy fire while fighting Islamic State militants.
U.S. reports first death in combat with Islamic State
The Defense Department on Friday identified the soldier killed during a commando raid in Iraq.
Master Sgt. Joshua L. Wheeler, 39, died Thursday in Iraq’s Kirkuk province from wounds received by enemy small-arms fire, according to the DoD announcement.
Wheeler, who joined the Army in 1995, was assigned to Headquarters, U.S. Army Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
He is the first American service member killed in action by enemy fire while fighting Islamic State militants.
U.S. reports first death in combat with Islamic State