Oklahoman killed when explosive device hits his Army vehicle
GUYMON, Okla. An Army vehicle rolled over an explosive device in
Iraq, killing a 21-year-old Oklahoma soldier.
Heidi Barncastle confirms that Joshua Pearce died Sunday near
Baghdad. Two other American soldiers also were killed.
Barncastle says her brother had an unbelievable personality, and
would make everyone in a room laugh and smile.
Pearce's older brother -- Sergeant Jeremy Pearce -- also is in
the Army serving in Iraq and will accompany his brother's body home.
The family will try to persuade Jeremy Pearce not to return to
Iraq, but Barncastle says she doubts he will listen.
No funeral arrangements had been made, but Barncastle said
Joshua Pearce wanted to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Pearce was a 2003 graduate of Guymon High School. He was a
letterman as a pitcher on the baseball team and left for boot camp right
after graduation.