The Department of Defense announced today the death of four soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Jan 15 in Mosul , Iraq , of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle during combat operations. The soldiers were assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss , Texas .

Killed were:

2nd Lt. Mark J. Daily, 23, of Irvine , Calif.
Sgt. Ian C. Anderson, 22, of Prairie Village , Kan.
Sgt. John E. Cooper, 29, of Ewing , Ky.
Spc. Matthew T. Grimm, 21, of Wisconsin Rapids , Wis.

From the KC Star today:

Prairie Village soldier dies His wife, who also is serving in Iraq, is heading home to be with their 3-year-old girl. By LEE HILL KAVANAGH The Kansas City Star

Courtesy of the family
Ian and Suzanne Anderson, both serving in the same Army unit.

The day before her husband died was one of the best days that Suzanne Anderson had with her young Army husband, despite that they were living in Mosul, Iraq.

It was their last day together.

Sgt. Ian C. Anderson, 22, from Prairie Village, was killed Monday morning, along with three other soldiers. A bomb blew up near their Humvee.

His wife, Suzanne Anderson, 21, who is also in the Army, has left Iraq. She’s traveling home to Kansas, but bad weather is making her journey home even longer.

Both Andersons served in the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, out of Fort Bliss, Texas.

You should read the whole thing.

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