Family waits for cause of soldier's death

Matagorda soldier dies in Iraq
By Erin McKeon
The Facts

Published February 11, 2009

MATAGORDA — As tears choked her voice, Brandi Ward said her big brother was a vibrant man with an outgoing personality who always saw the glass as half full.

Army Sgt. Joshua Ward’s family was notified Monday afternoon that the 30-year-old had died in Mosul, Iraq, during his third deployment there, Brandi Ward said. Details surrounding his death are not being released until other families are notified of their loved ones’ losses, she said.

Ward’s mother, Patti, said her son was someone who loved with all his heart, and his laugh was contagious. Her sorrow is one no other mother should ever have, she said.

“I’m shocked. Numb. Mad. A little of each,” Patti Ward said. “He was happy-go-lucky, funny, laughed all the time, made you laugh all the time and he loved his family.”

When Joshua Ward enlisted in 2001, his mother said watching him leave was the hardest thing she’s had to do until now.
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