Pvt. Cody Eggleston

Pvt. Cody Eggleston

by Channel 2 News staff
Sunday, October 26, 2008

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Pvt. Cody Eggleston, who was stationed at Fort Wainwright, died Friday at a Maryland Naval medical center.

Eggleston was wounded during a mortar attack in Iraq on Oct. 16. He is the second soldier to die from the attack.

The 21-year-old was originally from Eugene, Ore., but after completing basic training in 2007 he was stationed at Fort Wainwright.