Army Sgt. John D. Rode
24, of Pineville, N.C.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Feb. 14 in Baqubah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Spc. Ronnie G. Madore Jr. and Sgt. Carl L. Seigart.

Texas-based soldier from N.C. dies in Iraq
The Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. — A soldier from North Carolina was one of three Texas-based servicemen killed last week when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Iraq, the Pentagon said Feb. 18.
Sgt. John D. Rode, 24, of Pineville, was one of the three soldiers killed Feb. 14 in Baqubah, Iraq. Rode was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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