Army Spc. Joshua B. Madden
Death: Dec 06, 2006
of Sibley La.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion 27th Infantry 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team 25th Infantry Division Schofield Barracks Hawaii; Died Dec. 6 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle while on patrol in Hawijah Iraq. Also killed were: Sgt. Jesse J.J. Castro Cpl. Jason I. Huffman Spc. Yari Mokri and Pfc. Travis C. Krege. Basketball game raises cash for son of dead soldier The Associated Press BATON ROUGE La. — Louisiana lawmakers’ annual basketball game raised $10000 to set up a fund for the infant son of an Army soldier killed in Iraq Sen. Cleo Fields said. Sgt. Joshua Madden21 of Minden was killed by a roadside bomb blast in December near the city of Kirkuk. He is survived by his wife Aimee and nine-month-old son Jaxon. Legislators dedicated their charity basketball game to the child and are creating a $10000 college scholarship fund for him said Fields D-Baton Rouge who organizes the game. The House team beat the Senate 58-53 in the game played at LSU’s Pete Maravich Center on June 14. Operation Iraqi Freedom