Army officer from Moore killed in Afghanistan

Filed by igirl in Local News.
September 16, 2009

(KOSU) - Military officials have confirmed an Army officer from Moore has been killed in Afghanistan.

The Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Center in Dover, Del., on Tuesday confirmed the death of 1st Lt. David T. Wright of Moore.

Military officials said additional details of Wright’s death and the unit he was assigned to have not been released yet. Wright’s body was scheduled to arrive at Dover Air Force Base on Tuesday night.

The 26-year-old Wright graduated from Moore High School in 2002 and is the son of a Moore police officer. Wright’s funeral is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at a Norman church.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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