Soldier from Mission killed in Iraq
WASHINGTON — Another soldier from Fort Hood has been killed in an attack in Iraq.
The Defense Department on Friday announced the death of 21-year-old Spc. Alex D. Gonzalez of Mission.
DOD says Gonzalez died Tuesday in Mosul of wounds suffered in a small arms fire and a rocket-propelled grenade attack.
Gonzalez was assigned to the 43rd Combat Engineer Company, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment at Fort Hood.
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