The Missouri National Guard says a Missouri soldier has been killed in Iraq after an IED, or an improvised explosive device, went off near his unit outside Baghdad. KSMU's Jennifer Moore has details.
34-year-old Paul Brooks of Fort Leonard Wood died of wounds from the explosion last Thursday.
Brooks was a member of Springfield’s 935th Aviation Support Battalion, and was in Iraq serving as a medic.
Two other soldiers were also killed in the same incident.
Brooks had volunteered for his second deployment to Iraq through the National Guard Bureau.
Officials say funeral arrangements are still pending.
For KSMU News, I'm Jennifer Moore.
