Army Spc. Neusche was assigned to the 203rd Engineer Battalion, Joplin, Missouri, as a heavy equipment operator. Neusche died after contracting a mysterious pneumonia like illness that ravaged his major organs in Homburg Hospital, Germany. His parents are convinced that their son stumbled across deadly chemical weapons while clearing rubble from one of Saddam Hussein's palaces. Josh lapsed into unconsciousness less than an hour after writing a letter to his parents in his tent. He had begun to complain of a sore throat and difficulty in breathing, and had been making his way to the field dressing station at the camp when he came across a medic, muttered a few words and collapsed at his feet. His parents arrived in Germany a few days before his death, as doctors were trying stabilize him so he could be flown to a hospital in the United States. Some 650 soldiers in Neusche’s unit each gave $10 to pay for the family’s airfare and expenses in Germany.
Army Spc. Neusche was assigned to the 203rd Engineer Battalion, Joplin, Missouri, as a heavy equipment operator. Neusche died after contracting a mysterious pneumonia like illness that ravaged his major organs in Homburg Hospital, Germany. His parents are convinced that their son stumbled across deadly chemical weapons while clearing rubble from one of Saddam Hussein's palaces. Josh lapsed into unconsciousness less than an hour after writing a letter to his parents in his tent. He had begun to complain of a sore throat and difficulty in breathing, and had been making his way to the field dressing station at the camp when he came across a medic, muttered a few words and collapsed at his feet. His parents arrived in Germany a few days before his death, as doctors were trying stabilize him so he could be flown to a hospital in the United States. Some 650 soldiers in Neusche’s unit each gave $10 to pay for the family’s airfare and expenses in Germany.
