SPC Troy Tom

Army SPC Troy O. Tom, 21, of Shiprock, N.M.;

assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment,

5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.;

died Aug. 18 in Arghandab, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained

when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit.

Died:  August 18, 2009