By AP/KWMU
St. Louis, MO – A Marine from the Metro-East town of Millstadt was killed in Iraq on Friday near the border with Jordan.
Matthew Wyatt, 21, was on guard duty along the border when a car bomb exploded.
Verlene Wyatt says her son left for Iraq in September, adding that the last time she talked to her son was the day after Thanksgiving. Verlene Wyatt says she learned of her son's death late Friday from his father, who is also in the Marines.
Funeral services are being arranged.