Soldier died after hitting explosive The 22-year-old...

Soldier died after hitting explosive

The 22-year-old soldier and former Costa Mesa resident killed

while serving in Iraq was an army specialist, according to the

Department of Defense.

Army Spc. Trevor A. Win’e, 22, died Sunday in Tikrit, Iraq. Win’e

suffered fatal injuries after the convoy vehicle he was traveling in

triggered an “improvised explosive device” on Saturday, Department of

Defense officials said. Improvised explosive devices are described as

homemade, and designed to maim, harass or kill, and are commonly used

by guerrilla forces in Iraq.

Win’e graduated from Calvary Chapel High School in 2001 and was a

member of the Army’s 24th Quartermaster Co., based out of Fort Lewis,

Wash. Win’e’s family had recently moved to Orange.