Army identifies paratroopers killed in Iraq bombing

FORT BRAGG (AP) -- The military today identified the nine 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers killed this week in a bombing at a patrol base in Iraq. All were members of the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team at Fort Bragg. They were: -- 1st Lt. Kevin J. Gaspers, 26, of Hastings, Neb. -- Staff Sgt. Kenneth E. Locker Jr., 28, of Wakefield, Neb. -- Staff Sgt. William C. Moore, 27, of Benson. -- Sgt. Randell T. Marshall, 22, of Fitzgerald, Ga. -- Sgt. Brice A. Pearson, 32, of Phoenix, Ariz. -- Sgt. Michael L. Vaughan, 20, of Otis, Ore. -- Spc. Jerry R. King, 19, of Browersville, Ga. -- Spc. Michael J. Rodriguez, 20, of Sanford. -- Pfc. Garrett C. Knoll, 23, of Bad Axe, Mich. (Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)