Columbus soldier killed in Iraq

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.

Ft. Benning officials say 74 of their soldiers have been killed since their first deployment to Iraq five years ago, and 25 from Dhanoolal's brigade since last March.

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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.