CLEVELAND, Tenn. -- The Cleveland-based 252nd Military Police Company of the Tennessee Army National Guard persevered through a 10-month combat tour in Iraq without a single casualty.
The night before a ceremony to honor its service, the unit lost its first soldier.
Family members said Spc. Joshua Meeks accidentally shot himself in the head while cleaning a new 9mm pistol at his Whitwell home late Saturday night.
"He was dead instantly," said Spc. Mark Michaels, Meeks' brother-in-law, who saw the accident. He said he and other members of the unit were staying with Meeks on the eve of the ceremony.
[Chattanooga Times Free Press]
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