Locklear, Velton III
Army Sergeant

Velton Locklear III, age 29, from Lacey, Washington, Thurston county.

Service era: Iraq

Family: Wife Denise and sons Nathan and Velton IV, parents Velton Locklear Jr. and Carmen Locklear; sisters Lori Lewis and Julie Angulo
Military history: Company C, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

Date of death: Saturday, September 23, 2006
Death details: Died of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Riyadh, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, KTSM