Sgt. 1st Class Lance S. Cornett of London, Ky., was killed Friday near Ramadi in the Anbar province, which has been a flashpoint in the fight against insurgents.

Cornett, 33, died of injuries suffered earlier in the day while fighting enemy forces, the Pentagon said.

A woman who answered the phone at the home of Cornett's father declined to comment. A message left for his mother in Pulaski, Wis., was not immediately returned.

Cornett was assigned to the U.S. Army Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg. He was the second Kentucky soldier to die in Iraq in the past week.

Cornett was born in San Diego and graduated from Laurel County High School in London in south-central Kentucky. He entered the Army as an infantryman in August 1991, according to the military. He had multiple assignments in the Army and was assigned to the Army Special Operations Command in May 2004.

Cornett is survived by his wife, Sandra Cornett, and his children Brandy, Christopher and Brianna.

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