Memorial Service for Council Bluffs Native Sgt. Joseph MilledgeA memorial service will be held Saturday in Glenwood for Sgt. Joseph Milledge, 23, of Glenwood, who was killed in Iraq. Milledge died in an explosion Oct. 5 in Baghdad while on combat patrol. His memorial service begins at 1 p.m. at Glenwood High School, where he graduated in 2002. The funeral and graveside services already have been held in Washington state. Milledge, who leaves his wife, Amanda and 1-year-old son, Joseph, was assigned to the 3rd Squadron of the U.S. Army’s 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, based in Vilseck, Germany. He was killed by a roadside explosive.
Milledge was the 62nd Iowa soldier to be killed since the beginning of the war.
Iowa 186th Mobilizing 130 Troops for Second Iraq Tour
The Iowa National Guard is mobilizing 130 soldiers from the 186th Military Police Company for the unit’s second tour of duty in Iraq. Military officials say a community send-off for the unit will be held at 2 p.m. Nov. 10 at the Ankeny High School gym. The company, based at Camp Dodge in Johnston, is expected to be on duty for at least a year. The soldiers will be sent to Fort Dix, N.J., for additional training before going to Iraq. The unit was mobilized in 2003-2004 for the initial phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The company split its duties between guarding enemy prisoners of war and escorting convoys around the embattled country.
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