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Cpl. Rhett A. Butler

Services have been set for a Texas soldier killed in Iraq.

Cpl. Rhett A. Butler, 22, died Friday in Khan Bani Sa'd, Iraq when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device, the Department of Defense announced Monday.

He was assigned to 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Washington.

Butler went to high school in Lago Vista, and in the Butler family home there are more tears than smiles these days.

The family is often huddled around the computer reading messages posted by friends and fellow soldiers from around the world.

Butler joined the Army three years ago. His first tour in Iraq began in May.

His family says he decided long ago to join the Army and was proud to serve.

"He was proud to serve his country, and I don't believe he had any political thoughts on way or another about Iraq," said David Butler, father. "The reason he was in Iraq was that he was there to protect his friends and comrades."

Butler recently told his family he planned to sign up for four more years.

Although butler spent two and a half years at Lago Vista High School, he grew up in Glenrose, outside of Fort Worth. Services are set for this weekend at the Glenrose High School auditorium on Saturday July 28 at 2 p.m.