A 30-year-old U.S. Army soldier died in Iraq over the weekend during a controlled explosion aimed at destroying a downed attack drone, the Pentagon confirmed Tuesday. Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton of Fayetteville, North Carolina, was killed in action during the controlled detonation at Erbil Air Bas e in northern Iraq. The U.S. Army posthumously promoted Swinton […] North Carolina Soldier Killed In Iraq Controlled Detonation Incident Identified ...read more read less