82nd Airborne pilot from Fort Liberty fighting for his life after Iran drone attack

Loved ones of an 82nd Airborne pilot, badly injured in a drone strike in Iraq, are asking for prayers and support.

Garrett Illerbrunn is stationed out of Fort Liberty. He lives in Pinehurst with his wife, Lorna, and son, Tucker.

On Christmas Day, he was serving at Erbil Air Base in northern Iraq when the base came under attack. A close family friend told WRAL News that Illerbrunn has a severe head injury. He was air-lifted to a hospital in Germany where he remains unconscious.

“We’re basically just going off of prayers and positive energy at this point that he can get reunited with his son, be there to raise him, be there with his wife,” said Clio Carroll, a friend of Illerbrunn’s wife.

“They’re wonderful people, so if all you can do is pray, we appreciate that,” Carroll said. “Anything you can give on the GoFundMe would help them.”