A soldier from Portland died when an improvised explosive device struck the Humvee he was driving in Baghdad, Friday, April 13, 2007 12:19 PM PDT Army Pfc. Brett A. Walton, 37, died Monday, less than a month after he was deployed to the Middle East, Fristad said.Walton was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division out of Ft. Carson, Colo.Walton graduated from Grant High School, and was a driver for Airgas Inc.
In Portland before entering the U.S. Army on Sept. 13. He deployed to Iraq on March 10.He is survived by his wife, Lindsay, and 5-year-old daughter, Sydney. They moved to Sherwood after Walton joined the Army, to be closer to Lindsay's family.
