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(Johnston, IA) -- Fallen Iowa Army Reservist Sergeant Declan Coady will be laid to rest this weekend.
The visitation will be held on Friday, March 20th at The Bridge Church in Johnston from 5pm-8pm. The funeral will be held the following day at 2pm at the same location with internment to follow at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery. The Bridge is located at 10025 NW 62nd Avenue in Johnston.
Coady grew up in West Des Moines and was a student at Drake University when he was killed in an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait on March 1st. He was one of six soldiers killed serving in the 103rd Sustainment Command based out of Des Moines.
Drake University has set up the Declan Coady Memorial Fund in Coady's honor. Donations to the fund will go to a scholarship program in his name. Donations can be made through the Drake University Alumni website.