Hero Stories for North Carolina

Sgt. Devin C. Poche, 25, of Jacksonville, North Carolina, died March 31, 2009, at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, near Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. Sgt. Poche was assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. </d