A 22-year-old soldier from Mesa killed in action in Afghanistan, who was believed to be the first woman from the south East Valley to be killed in the Middle East conflicts, was laid to rest in the Mesa City Cemetery on Saturday.

At 3 years old, Evelyn Vieyra doesn't understand why her mother doesn't call her on the telephone anymore.

Growing up on a Jersey dairy cattle farm in east Mesa where her father has worked for nearly a quarter-century, the violent Kunar Province of Afghanistan seemed an unlikely place for a mother of a young daughter to be.

A 22-year-old Mesa woman has been killed while fighting in Afghanistan, according to the Department of Defense.

That happy rainy day has arrived.

An organization that plans to honor fallen veterans who have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan has a lofty goal in mind that would result in a daunting display when completed.

Tribune editorial

The uncle of a Mesa soldier killed in Afghanistan this week described his nephew as someone who loved his family and worried more about others than himself when he decided to join the Army.