The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died June 16 in Rashidiyah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when the vehicle they were in struck an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Ft. Lewis, Wash.
Killed were:
Army Sgt. Danny R. Soto, 24, of Houston, Texas.
Army Spc. Zachary A. Grass, 22, of Beach City, Ohio.
"Another Local Soldier Dies In Iraq"
SUGAR CREEK TWP. On Father’s Day, Frank Grass, wasn’t able to celebrate even though he is a proud father. He was barely able to speak at all.
His sad, blue eyes wet with tears, Frank and his wife, Patty, equally distraught, confirmed the death of their son — Army soldier Zachary Grass.
Grass, who turned 22 on May 22, was killed in Iraq Saturday morning, said Frank Grass. He said his son was in a vehicle that was hit by a roadside bomb.
“We had gone to a car show (Saturday),” Grass said, his voice low and trembling. “When we returned home, that’s when the military was here.”
Grass family members gathered this afternoon to console each other on the front porch of their ranch home just north of Beach City.
Zachary Grass was a 2003 graduate of Fairless High School where he played basketball and baseball.
“He was a kid always willing to do whatever it took to help the team, a pretty selfless kid,” said his former basketball coach Matt
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