The Rev. Lloyd Byers, a retired minister who formerly resided in Sparks but now lives in Nashville, Tenn., said his son, Joshua, was a leader in ROTC, in school and in the U.S. Army. A 1996 West Point graduate, the Army captain died July 3, 2003, when an IED (improvised explosive device) exploded under his Humvee near Ramadi, Iraq. The 29-year-old Byers was the 13th soldier … [Read more...]