PHILADELPHIA — Sgt. Joshua Ladd knew he wanted to be a soldier from the time he was a boy.
Ladd, 20, first joined the 298th Corps Support Battalion National Guard after turning 18. He volunteered to go to the 367th Maintenance Company after he found out it was leaving for Iraq before the 298th, said Philadelphia Mayor Rayburn Waddell.
"He always wanted to be in the military and shoot big guns," said cousin Debbie Chisholm.
Ladd died Saturday in Iraq after a convoy he was leading was ambushed, relatives said. Officials said another member of the 367th was hurt in the same incident but released no information.
Ladd's death brings the number of Mississippi's war deaths to 14.
Neshoba man killed in Iraq fulfilled quest
Here's a nice article about Sgt. Joshua Ladd from a hometown newspaper.
[Link to Full Article]By Lora Hines
PHILADELPHIA — Sgt. Joshua Ladd knew he wanted to be a soldier from the time he was a boy.
Ladd, 20, first joined the 298th Corps Support Battalion National Guard after turning 18. He volunteered to go to the 367th Maintenance Company after he found out it was leaving for Iraq before the 298th, said Philadelphia Mayor Rayburn Waddell.
