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Idaho soldier killed in Afghanistan
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July 4, 2012 |
 The
Department of Defense has announced the death of
a U.S. Army soldier who was supporting Operation
Enduring Freedom.
Army private first class Cody O. Moosman, 24, of Preston, Idaho,
died July 3 in Gayan Alwara Mandi, Afghanistan,
when enemy forces attacked his unit with small
arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion,
28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade
Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley,
Kansas.
"Cody told us when he was in 3rd grade that he
wanted to be in the Army when he grew up, so he
joined in 2010 at age 22," said his parents, who
ask that we respect their privacy at this
difficult time. "We think his experience as a
Boy Scout, who reached the level of Eagle Scout,
helped prepare him for his role as a soldier. He
loved the idea of protecting his fellow
citizens. Our family enjoyed watching him stand
up for America. Cody loved the outdoors, and
hunting and fishing were his passion."
He leaves behind his mother and father, two
brothers and two sisters, his grandparents and
his nieces and nephews who all very much adored
him.
"We loved him, and we will miss him very much." |
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