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Dozens of soldiers, family and friends paid their last respects this morning to a soldier with Tucson ties who was killed in Iraq earlier this month.

Relatives said Army Sgt. Gary D. Willett was a strong-willed individual who lived life to the fullest and loved the Army.

Speaking during a memorial service at Desert Sunset Funeral Home, 3081 W. Orange Grove Road, a fellow soldier described Willett, 34, as one of the best noncommissioned officers he’d ever served with.

“Sgt. Willett was made of infantry steel, relentless, unbending, even in the worst of times,” said 2nd Lt. Daniel O’Connor, who was in town this week to help with Willett’s memorial services.

Willett, along with three other members of his unit, was killed Feb. 8 in Taji, Iraq when a roadside bomb struck their vehicle.

He lived in New Mexico, though he often used leave time to visit his parents in Tucson, where they moved in 2002.

A member of the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, based out of Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Willett was serving his second tour in Iraq.

He served as a squad leader assigned to 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, in the unit.

The conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have claimed 32 other service members with with ties to Tucson and Southern Arizona.