Ft. Benning soldier killed in Iraq

1st Lt. Jonathan W. Edds, 24, of White Pigeon, Mich., was killed in the line of duty on August 17th in Baghdad.

Edds died of wounds suffered when insurgents using an improvised explosive device and small arms fire attacked his vehicle, the Department of Defense said in a release on Monday.

Edds was a part of the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, at Fort Benning.