Fort Lewis Stryker soldier killed in explosion

By KOMO Staff

Summary

The Department of Defense on Monday said that Cpl. Rhett Butler was killed when his vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in Khan Bani Sa'd, Iraq.

Story Published: Jul 23, 2007 at 9:28 AM PST

Story Updated: Jul 23, 2007 at 9:28 AM PST

Fort Lewis Stryker soldier killed in explosion

Cpl. Rhett A. Butler is seen in this photo from his MySpace.com page.

FORT LEWIS, Wash. -- Another Stryker Brigade soldier from Fort Lewis has been killed in Iraq.

The Department of Defense on Monday said that Cpl. Rhett A. Butler, 22, was killed when his vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in Khan Bani Sa'd, Iraq, on Friday.

Butler, of Fort Worth, Texas, was assigned to 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division at Fort Lewis.