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Soldier from Union, Mo. dies in Iraq

By AP/KWMU

Washington – A soldier from Union, Mo. has died of injuries he sustained in a bombing in Iraq last week.

The Pentagon says Specialist Russell Makowski, 23, died when an improvised explosive device went off while he was on patrol.

Makowski was assigned to the Fourth Infantry Division at Fort Hood, Texas.

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