Soldier from Elyria dies in Iraq

ELYRIA, Ohio (AP) -- The father of a soldier from Elyria says his son has been killed in Iraq.

David Tollett said his 30-year-old son, Army Sergeant Norman Tollett, died last week in Baghdad.

Tollett's father said he learned of his son's death yesterday when military officers visited his home.

David Tollett said his son entered the military after visiting the World Trade Center site in New York and learning that former N-F-L player Pat Tillman had said he joined the Army to become part of a larger team.

Tillman was killed in Afghanistan in 2004.

Norman Tollett joined the military in August 2003 and was stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in the 82nd Airborne Division.

He was a 1994 graduate of Elyria Catholic High School, where he was co-captain of the football team.