1LT William A. Edens

Army 1LT William A. Edens, 29, of Columbia, Mo.;

assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade,

25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.;

killed April 28 when an improvised explosive device detonated near

his Stryker military vehicle in Tal Afar, Iraq.

Died:  April 28, 2005