Template:Did you know nominations/Joshua Wheeler

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 13:17, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

Joshua Wheeler

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... that Joshua Wheeler was both the first American service member killed in action by ISIL militants, and the first killed in action in Iraq since 2011?

ALT1:... that Joshua Wheeler was the first American service member killed in action by ISIL militants?
ALT2:... that Joshua Wheeler was the first American service member killed in action in Iraq at the time of his death in October 2015?
Comment: QPQ exempt, I know it's pushing the character limit at just barely under 200, so I cut it down a tad in the alts, but I'm open to suggestions on rewording

Created by Patriot 1776 (talk). Nominated by Kharkiv07 (talk) at 03:25, 25 October 2015 (UTC).

C&Px5 Kharkiv07 ... Q - has this already been nom'ed for ITN? LavaBaron (talk) 08:52, 25 October 2015 (UTC)

NM, just checked myself and it hasn't. GTG with a big C&Px5! LavaBaron (talk) 09:07, 25 October 2015 (UTC)

I've slightly reworded the first hook to make it clearer. Edwardx (talk) 17:35, 25 October 2015 (UTC)

Are there any sources to verify his many medals? Yoninah (talk) 03:52, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

See Special Ops Command and NBC News, I'll update the article. Kharkiv07 (T) 04:32, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for citing the section. Ready to go. Yoninah (talk) 13:15, 2 November 2015 (UTC)