Remember Our Heroes
Army Spc. Joel A. Taylor, 20, of Pinetown, N.C.
Spc. Taylor was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; died June 25, 2008 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device on June 24. Also killed were Sgt. Alejandro A. Dominguez and Pfc. James M. Yohn.
The Defense Department says Spc. Joel Taylor died Wednesday after the vehicle he was in encountered an improvised explosive device.
The DOD says two other soldiers in the vehicle with Taylor were also killed. The attack happened Tuesday in Mosul.
The 20-year-old Taylor was a member of the 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment out of Fort Hood, Texas. Family members tell WITN News that this was Taylor's first deployment to Iraq.
Taylor's family says they were notified this morning of the death.
The 20-year-old Taylor was a 2006 graduate from Northside High School and his family tells WITN News that he was on his first deployment to Iraq.
Army Spc. Joel A. Taylor was killed in action on 6/25/08.
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