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Pentagon IDs soldier killed in ISIS gunfight

By David Brown
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Pentagon IDs soldier killed in ISIS gunfight

The Pentagon has identified the special operations soldier who was killed in the rescue mission of Iraqi hostages on Thursday.

Army Master Sgt. Joshua L. Wheeler, 29, of Roland, Okla., died in Kirkuk province “from wounds received by enemy small arms fire during an operation,” according to a Defense Department release Friday morning.

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