SGT Velton Locklear III

Army SGT Velton Locklear III, 29, of Lacey, Wash.;

assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade,

25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii;

died Sept. 23 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device

detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Riyadh, Iraq.

Died:  September 23, 2006