Infantry officer killed in Mosul identified
An Army infantry officer died in Mosul, Iraq, the Army told Reuters on Sunday.
The man, who died when an improvised explosive device went off during a patrol outside the northern Iraqi city, has been identified as 1st Lt. Weston Lee.
{mosads}The 25-year-old was from Bluffton, Ga., Reuters added.
U.S.-backed forces have been fighting in Mosul against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
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