Two 2nd BCT Soldiers die

Two 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (LI) Soldiers serving in Iraq died last week.

Pfc. Thomas J. Hewett, 22, died Oct. 13 from wounds he suffered during an improvised explosive device attack Sept. 21 in Baghdad.

Hewett was a cavalry scout assigned to B Troop, 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment.

Hewett had been transferred to Water Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., for treatment of his injuries.

Three other Soldiers suffered non-life threatening injuries in the attack.
A native of Temple, Texas, Hewett enlisted in the Army in July 2005 and completed basic and advanced individual training at Fort Knox, Ky.

In January, he was assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team and deployed with his unit to Iraq in August.

Hewett's awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon and the Combat Action Badge.

A second 2nd Brigade Combat Team Soldier died Oct. 14 in Baghdad from a non-combat-related injury.

Pfc. Keith J. Moore, 28, was an infantryman assigned to B Company, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment.

A native of San Francisco, Moore enlisted in the Army in February and completed basic and advanced individual training at Fort Benning, Ga. In July, he was assigned to 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum.
Moore deployed with his unit to Iraq in August.

He is survived by his parents, also from San Francisco.

(From the Fort Drum Public Affairs Office)