:-1 This young man from Iowa (second from your left) was killed Sunday in Iraq..He was part of the 224th..and grew up just 12 miles west of me.....PFC Byers ~What a sad day for his family...Out of the 9 Iowa Soilders to be killed, 5 now have been from the 224th out of Ottumwa, Burlington, and Fairfield Units....
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What was his name mom?
"If America Was A Tree, The Left Would Root For The Termites...Greg Gutfeld."
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We just got news that this boys brother was killed yesterday in a car accident..They were getting ready for his brothers funeral tomorrow....What on earth can these parents being feeling... :-1 My heart just breaks for them... 2 children in less then 2 weeks...One to war - one to a accident...... 
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Losing one child would be painful beyond imagination. 2 in 2 weeks? Don't know if I could survive.
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OMG! i got chills when i read this. how terribly, terribly sad!
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This was just released this AM......My heart goes out to the family....
Death of slain soldier's brother ruled a suicide
By ELIZABETH OWENS
REGISTER STAFF WRITER
June 22, 2005
The death of Justin "Paul" Byers, the brother of a soldier killed in Iraq, has been ruled a suicide, the Crawford County medical examiner said this morning.
Justin Byers, 19, of Schleswig died Monday night after he was hit by a pickup truck one mile west of Vail on U.S. Highway 30.
His brother, Sgt. Casey Byers, was killed in Iraq on June 11 when a bomb detonated under his armored Humvee. His funeral was this morning at the Iowa National Guard armory in Denison.
His remains will be inurned at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery.
Dr. Dennis Crabb said that Justin Byers was upset about his brother's death and the fact that his military unit was scheduled to be sent to Iraq in the fall.
Justin Byers was a member of the U.S. Army Reserve transportation company of Sac City that was scheduled to leave for Iraq this fall.
Crabb said that the circumstances at the scene of the accident led officials to conclude that Justin Byers' death was an "intentional act." Crabb said no alcohol was found at the scene of the accident.
He also said there was no identification or other found items on Justin Byers' body.
A toxicology report is not yet available, he said.
Earlier coverage:
Family loses both sons within nine days
Death of slain soldier's brother ruled a suicide
By ELIZABETH OWENS
REGISTER STAFF WRITER
June 22, 2005
The death of Justin "Paul" Byers, the brother of a soldier killed in Iraq, has been ruled a suicide, the Crawford County medical examiner said this morning.
Justin Byers, 19, of Schleswig died Monday night after he was hit by a pickup truck one mile west of Vail on U.S. Highway 30.
His brother, Sgt. Casey Byers, was killed in Iraq on June 11 when a bomb detonated under his armored Humvee. His funeral was this morning at the Iowa National Guard armory in Denison.
His remains will be inurned at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery.
Dr. Dennis Crabb said that Justin Byers was upset about his brother's death and the fact that his military unit was scheduled to be sent to Iraq in the fall.
Justin Byers was a member of the U.S. Army Reserve transportation company of Sac City that was scheduled to leave for Iraq this fall.
Crabb said that the circumstances at the scene of the accident led officials to conclude that Justin Byers' death was an "intentional act." Crabb said no alcohol was found at the scene of the accident.
He also said there was no identification or other found items on Justin Byers' body.
A toxicology report is not yet available, he said.
Earlier coverage:
Family loses both sons within nine days
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I don,t pray very often but I will for the parents of these two boys.
It is so sad and must be heartbreaking for them. :yh_sad
It is so sad and must be heartbreaking for them. :yh_sad