What the HELL is a 51 year old guy doing in a combat zone?
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Military officials
announced today the death of a Pennsylvania National Guard soldier performing
duty in Iraq.
Spc. Clifford L. Moxley Jr., 51, New Castle, died of apparent natural
causes Sept. 25, near Baghdad.
"Our deepest sympathies go out to Clifford's family," said Maj. Gen.
Jessica Wright, the adjutant general. "His daughters, Tonia and Christina,
his son, Clifford III, and his wife, Jean, are all in our prayers."
"Clifford was a soldier everyone looked up to, especially the younger
soldiers," said Lt. Col. Grey Berrier, battalion commander, 1st Battalion,
107th Field Artillery. "He always worked very hard behind the scenes getting
things done. He was a true gentleman."
Moxley was a member of the 1st Battalion, 107th Field Artillery, New
Castle. He was assigned as a cook to Company C, 2/103rd Armor, near Baghdad.
Moxley served in the Army from 1981 to 1987. He joined the Pennsylvania
National Guard in 1991. Moxley's unit mobilized at Fort Dix in January and
deployed to Iraq in March.
A service in honor of Moxley will be held Thursday in Baghdad.
CONTACT: Lt. Col. Chris Cleaver of the Pennsylvania Department of
Military and Veterans Affairs, +1-717-861-8468.
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