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Ottawa soldier dies in Afghanistan 07/08/2009, 4:08 pm
Hastings soldier's body returned to U.S.by Jessica Mador, Minnesota Public Radio July 9, 2009 St. Paul, Minn. — The body of Spc. Chester Hosford, a National Guard soldier who used to live in Hastings, Minnesota, has been returned to the United States. Hosford was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. Hosford -- whose friends called him Wayne -- was one of two soldiers killed in Northeastern Afghanistan Monday, when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Hosford was 35 years old. First Lt. Derwin Williams, 41, of Glenwood, Illinois, was also killed in the blast. Both men were part of the Dixon, Illinois-based 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, which was in Afghanistan to train Afghan police. Their unit has suffered more than a dozen casualties on this deployment, part of a stepped-up offensive against the Taliban in Afghanistan. The unit was due to come home soon. Hosford was a career military man. He served in the Marine Corps before joining the Minnesota National Guard in 2006, and then transferring to the Illinois National guard last year. "He loved it," said longtime friend Brendee Roberts. Roberts said Hosford was excited about going to Afghanistan. "He was the kind of guy that he loved to travel and loved to meet new people and loved to see all kinds of different stuff," she said. "He was just excited about his job and what he did." During his deployment, Roberts said they kept in touch over the Internet and last spoke a few months ago. Roberts was concerned and asked him to promise to return safely, but he refused, given his devotion to his dangerous job. Roberts said that Hosford told her he would never make any promises that he was going to come home. She said he felt it was his duty to serve overseas. She said he was very patriotic and dedicated to his country, his family and his fellow soldiers. "He was a great guy," she said. "He never promised to come back; I didn't think he would. I honestly thought that that was where he was going to stay, because he was the type of guy that when he was sent to do something, honestly, he was not going to stop until it was done." On his Myspace page, Hosford wrote that he had decided not to take his scheduled leave. "Be back in America in no time," it read. Roberts said it's because he hoped it would get him home two weeks earlier. No funeral arrangements have been released. 
An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Spc. Chester W. Hosford of Hastings, Minn. Wednesday July 8, 2009 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark) Spec. Carlos E. Wilcox IV 
Hometown: Cottage Grove, Minnesota, U.S. Age: 27 years old Died: July 16, 2009 in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Unit: Army, 34th Military Police Company, 34th Infantry Division, Minnesota Army National Guard, Stillwater, Minn. Incident: Killed when insurgents attacked their unit using indirect fire. Carlos Wilcox had his sights on medicine. He earned a biology degree from Metro State University, returning to Minnesota after spending time studying at Arizona State University and in Granada, Spain. Even when deployed to Iraq, he found time to study while helping his comrades as a health care specialist. "He wanted to become a doctor," his mother, Charlene Wilcox said. "I had just sent him books to study for the MCAT (entrance exam) so he could apply for medical school." Wilcox, 27, of Collage Grove, Minn., died July 16 alongside two other Minnesota Army National Guard soldiers during an insurgent attack in Iraq. His mother said Wilcox was on his first deployment, and had been in Iraq since May. His unit was based in Stillwater, Minn. Comrades said they had fun joking around with Wilcox but were always a bit amazed by how professional and astute he was while deployed. "Wilcox always took care of us," one of his fellow soldiers said. "If anyone was hurting or had a medical issue, he took care of it." Wilcox grew up in Minnesota and graduated from Tartan High School in Oakdale. He enlisted in the National Guard in 2006, after a short break from service with the Army Reserve. He is survived by his mother. "He was a very proud young man, just very proud to serve his country," she said. Carlos E. Wilcox IV Wilcox, Spc. Carlos E. IV April 29, 1982 July 16, 2009 He gave all for his country. Preceded in death by his father Charles Wilcox, Jr. Survived by his mother Charlene Nash Wilcox; brother Charles III; sisters Ona Wilcox, Bianca Wilcox; and many other family and friends. Hero's Escort will start 9:30 AM Friday July 24, 2009 at Kok Funeral Home 7676 80th St. and travel along 80th St. heading east to Jamaica Ave. northbound to Light the Way Church in Cottage Grove, MN. Funeral Service at LIGHT THE WAY CHURCH 7000 Jamaica Ave. Cottage Grove, MN 55016 at 11:00 AM. Visitation at the church one hour prior to services from 10:00 -11:00 AM. Interment Tuesday July 28, 2009 at New Al-bany National Cemetery, IN. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred. 651-459-2875 KOK FUNERAL HOME Published in Pioneer Press on July 23, 2009 
Army Spc. Carlos E. Wilcox IVDied July 16, 2009 serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom 27, of Cottage Grove, Minn., assigned to the 34th Military Police Company, 34th Infantry Division, Minnesota Army National Guard, Stillwater, Minn.; died July 16 in Basra, Iraq, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using indirect fire. Also killed were Spc. James D. Wertish and Spc. Daniel P. Drevnick. Minnesota mourns guardsmen killed in Iraq
STILLWATER, Minn. — Condolences poured in from across the state Saturday after three soldiers with the Minnesota National Guard were killed in Iraq. The Pentagon on Saturday confirmed the slain soldiers were 22-year-old Spc. Daniel P. Drevnick, of Woodbury; 20-year-old Spc. James D. Wertish, of Olivia; and 27-year-old Spc. Carlos E. Wilcox IV, of Cottage Grove. All three were assigned to Stillwater-based 34th Military Police Company, 34th “Red Bull” Infantry Division. “We mourn the loss of these three soldiers,” said Maj. Gen. Larry Shellito, the Minnesota National Guard’s adjutant general, in a statement. “They were truly part of our National Guard family.” The soldiers were killed Thursday evening when insurgents attacked their Basra position with mortars, rockets and artillery. U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said in a statement Saturday that she was “deeply saddened” by the soldiers’ deaths. “They made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation, and for that we are forever grateful,” she said. Funeral details were not immediately provided. But an organization that supports military families and troops returning from duty planned a silent vigil to honor the three soldiers and their families. The Yellow Ribbon Network of Washington County said the vigil, to be held Sunday at 6 p.m. at the Stillwater Veterans Memorial, would also honor all deployed service members and their families. Iraqi authorities said Saturday that they arrested a member of an Iranian-backed militia suspected in an attack that killed three U.S. soldiers in southern Iraq. It wasn’t immediately clear whether those three soldiers were the Minnesota guardsmen. Maj. Gen. Adil Daham, chief of the Basra provincial police, said the militiaman confessed early Saturday to the attack on a U.S. base near the airport. The rocket attack was a rare assault on troops in the comparatively quiet south, the U.S. military said. The last time three Minnesota soldiers were killed on the same day in Iraq was Feb. 21, 2005, when three National Guard troops were killed by a roadside bomb in Baghdad. Wilcox, who wanted to become a doctor, had been on his first deployment to Iraq since May, his mother told The Associated Press on Friday. “He was a very proud young man, just very proud to serve his country,” said Charlene Wilcox. Carlos Wilcox grew up in Minnesota and graduated from Tartan High School in Oakdale, his mother said. He studied at Arizona State University and in Granada, Spain. He then returned to Minnesota and graduated from Metropolitan State University with a biology degree. Drevnick had hoped to become a state trooper, said his father, who recently retired from the Minnesota State Patrol. Ken Drevnick remembered his son’s work ethic in the way he was restoring his muscle car after graduating from Woodbury High School. Dan Drevnick worked two jobs while attending school full time to help pay for the car. “That’s what type of person he was,” his father said. “To get someplace, he knew he had to make it happen.” Rev. George Schmit, the Wertish family’s pastor, told the West Central Tribune of Willmar that David and Kim Wertish were in mourning. Their son joined the Guard before graduating from Bold High School in 2007, Schmit said. The pastor told the newspaper that James Wertish was a “friendly young man” who helped on the family farm. He enjoyed riding snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles in his spare time, Schmit said. State Rep. Phil Sterner, DFL-Rosemount, where the Red Bull division has its headquarters, said in a statement that the three guardsmen “exemplify the best of our state and of public service.” Medical school was in his future
Carlos Wilcox had his sights on medicine. He earned a biology degree from Metro State University, returning to Minnesota after spending time studying at Arizona State University and in Granada, Spain. Even when deployed to Iraq, he found time to study while helping his comrades as a health care specialist. “He wanted to become a doctor,” said his mother, Charlene Wilcox. “I had just sent him books to study for the MCAT [entrance exam] so he could apply for medical school.” Wilcox, 27, of Collage Grove, Minn., died July 16 along side two other Minnesota Army National Guard soldiers during an insurgent attack in Iraq. His mother said Wilcox was on his first deployment and had been in Iraq since May. His unit was based in Stillwater, Minn. Comrades said they had fun joking around with Wilcox but were always a bit amazed by how professional and astute he was while deployed. “Wilcox always took care of us,” one of his fellow soldiers said. “If anyone was hurting or had a medical issue, he took care of it.” Wilcox grew up in Minnesota and graduated from Tartan High School in Oakdale. He enlisted in the National Guard in 2006, after a short break from service with the Army Reserve. He is survived by his mother. “He was a very proud young man, just very proud to serve his country,” she said. 
Lines traveled around the church and through the parking lot of Light the Way Church Friday at the wake preceding the memorial service for Carlos Wilcox.(Bulletin photo by Patricia Drey Busse) 
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