West is the 36-year-old son of John West, the director of sales and marketing for Southwest Convenience Stores/Alon Brands in Odessa, Texas, and his wife Marcy.
Matt West, a six-year U.S. Army veteran, was one of seven U.S. soldiers who died Aug. 30 in two separate roadside bomb attacks in Afghanistan. The husband and father of three is expected to be buried in Arlington [image-nocss] National Cemetery in Washington.
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