CARSON CITY — A 20-year-old soldier from Fernley has been killed in Iraq.
Thomas Lyons died Tuesday when his convoy was hit by a rocket attack, relatives said.
Lyons was a military police officer stationed at Fort Richardson, Alaska.
His wife, Delvin, an active-duty soldier also stationed there, gave birth to the couple’s first son in May.
His mother and stepfather, Jeanna and John Flint, live in Fernley.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
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