Oklahoma Soldier Killed In Iraq

The family of a Coweta soldier learns he was killed in Iraq. Private Cody Carver, a 19-year-old Army infantryman, died Tuesday in an attack involving small arms fire and a roadside bomb. The News On

Wednesday, October 31st 2007, 10:09 am

By: News On 6

The family of a Coweta soldier learns he was killed in Iraq. Private Cody Carver, a 19-year-old Army infantryman, died Tuesday in an attack involving small arms fire and a roadside bomb. The News On 6â€™s Emory Bryan visited with his family Wednesday, and reports the family is heartbroken over the death, especially since Private Carver was just out of basic training.

You could look and know the Carver family was in mourning, but really all you have to do is listen.

"They're just babies," mother Pam Carver said between tears.

The Carver family got the word Tuesday afternoon, when a van pulled up and two soldiers got out.

â€œThey asked me if I was the mother of Private Cody Carver, and I knew, I knew right then what they were going to tell me,â€ said Carver.

Nineteen year old Private Cody Carver died in Iraq, less than a month after he left for the war. He finished basic training in June and missed an immediate deployment only because of a broken finger. The injury gave him a chance to visit with family back home in Coweta and Haskell.

"He was a good kid, everybody loved him,â€ said Codyâ€™s mother Pam Carver. â€œHe was outgoing, never got in trouble, no drugs, no nothing, he was a good kid."

Carver's father, a Vietnam Veteran, says his son was motivated to join the service to fight terrorism.

"He cried when 9/11 happened, and he said â€˜Dad, I want to go get the people that did it.â€™â€ Codyâ€™s father Darrell Carver said.

Now the Carvers hold on to their memories, and to pictures and to thoughts of what might have been. They are understandably angry over what happened, bitter over the loss, but proud of Cody for pursuing a dream and giving his all.

"He wanted to go get his college degree and the Army was the only way he saw he could do it," Pam Carver said.

The family has no idea yet on when they will have a funeral, but hope to learn more Wednesday night when they get a second visit from the Army.

The Blue Star Mothers set up an account for Private Carver's family. You can make donations to the First National Bank in Coweta.

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