Army Pfc. Corey L. Hicks
22, of Glendale, Ariz.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 2 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
22-year-old soldier from Glendale dies in Baghdad bombing
The Associated Press
FORT HOOD, Texas — The Defense Department says an Army soldier from Arizona has died in Iraq.
Pfc. Corey L. Hicks of Glendale died Friday in Baghdad when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. The 22-year-old was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division at Fort Hood, Texas.
His stepfather says Hicks graduated from Cortez High School. Tim Settle says he talked to his stepson the day before he died and Hicks wanted him to look for a truck they could fix up when he returned home.
Settle says he wants Hicks to be remembered as a hero. He says it took courage to sign up for the Army in a time of war.
His funeral will be in Glendale, but arrangements are incomplete.
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