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U.S. Soldier Killed in Fallujah Blast

A remote-controlled explosive device detonates as a convoy from the Army's Third Infantry Division drives by, killing one U.S. soldier. The attack occurs in Fallujah, a hotbed of Iraqi resistance to the U.S. military occupation. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports.

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Eric Westervelt is a San Francisco-based correspondent for NPR's National Desk. He has reported on major events for the network from wars and revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa to historic wildfires and terrorist attacks in the U.S.