Soldier from Georgia among five killed in Mosul

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) A soldier from Georgia was among five U.S. military personnel killed in an ambush in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, family members said Tuesday.<br /> <br /> Army Spc. Evan Marshall, 21, of Athens was a 2004 graduate of Cedar Shoals High School and was on his second tour of duty in Iraq when he was killed Monday, his father said.<br /> <br /> Marshall joined the Army after high school, trained at Fort Benning outside of Columbus and served in Iraq from December 2005 until December 2006, then was deployed again seven weeks ago, Drew Marshall said.<br /> <br /> ``We're devastated by this loss, but we honor his service,'' said Marshall, an attorney. ``We're very proud of him, and I consider him and all the other people who are volunteering ... over there as heroes.''<br /> <br /> The Army said the five were killed by an explosion in their convoy and small arms fire.<br /> <br /> Friends and family members gathered at the Marshalls' new house in Watkinsville. A prayer service was to be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church in Athens.

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