Sgt. Darren Dhanoolal. (Photo: Kynesha Dhanoolal)
Sgt. Darren Dhanoolal, of Columbus was killed on Monday in the Baghdad area when a roadside bomb exploded by an armored vehicle he was driving.
The Army has not yet released an official statement of Dhanoolal's death, although his family has been notified.
Dhanoolal and his wife were last together during Christmas, and was due back in the States in several weeks, according to the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer newspaper.
His body was flown back to the States on Wednesday, and funeral arrangements are being made.
Dhanoolal was 26-year-old.
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