Spec. Matthew T. Morris
Hometown: Cedar Park, Texas, U.S.
Age: 23 years old
Died: April 6, 2008 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Unit: Army, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Tex.
Incident: Killed when his vehicle encountered a makeshift bomb in Balad.
Austin-area soldier killed in Iraq returns home (CBS 42, Tex., April 14, 2008)
Obituary in the Austin American-Statesman
SPC Matthew Troy Morris SPC Matthew Troy Morris, U.S. Army, 23, passed away on Sunday, April 6, 2008 in Iraq. He was born on July 16, 1984 in Fairfax, Virginia. He is survived by his parents, Lisa and Glenn Morris; brothers and sister, Cory, Katie and Sam; fiancée, Julia Richardson; grandparents, Nancy Jackson and Joane Walters; aunt, Diane Afflerbach and uncles, John Walters and Brian Walters.
Published by the Austin American-Statesman April 13, 2008
For a complete listing of all soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, please visit this link: The Washington Post
