Soldier From Western Wisconsin Dies In Iraq ( #1875 )

[leftchick]

http://wcco.com/topstories/local_story_239003310.html

(AP) Plum City, Wis. An Army soldier from western Wisconsin who first joined the military while still in high school has been killed in Iraq, his family said Friday.

Debbie Diesing told The Associated Press the family was informed that her 30-year-old son, Trevor Diesing, was killed in a roadside bomb attack at 1 a.m. Friday, Iraqi time. The family also learned that he had been promoted, from staff sergeant to sergeant first class, she said.

Paul Churchill, principal of Plum City High School, remembered Trevor Diesing as a competitive athlete who led by example.

"He was one of these kind of guys you'd want to have on your team," he said. "The whole community is saddened by this."

He said Diesing joined the Army Reserves as a high school senior.

[NNN0LHI]

1. There were no reports of soldiers dying yesterday. WTF is going on?

Here is every Iraq story from Reuters from yesterday to today:

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/index.htm?period=1&rt=0&startdate=20050826&enddate=20050827&fb_emergencycodes=&fb_topiccodes=&fb_countrycodes=216595&fb_sourcecodes=&gofilter=Filter

[leftchick]

2. I wondered that as well

no official DOD report on this poor guy.

[Badger1]

3. Very sad

We have friends from Plum City, a very small and beautiful town. It's a close knit community and he will surley be missed greatly.