GI dies from burns suffered in Dec. bombing

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GI dies from burns suffered in Dec. bombing
The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Jan 2, 2008 17:30:59 EST

WOODBURN, Ky. — A soldier from south-central Kentucky who suffered severe burns when the Humvee he was riding in rolled over a bomb in Afghanistan has died, his father said Wednesday.

Army Spc. Brian Gorham, 23, of Woodburn suffered second- and third-degree burns on his face, legs, and arms in the Dec. 13 explosion. He died Monday, 18 days after the blast.

“My son was a fighter,” said his father, Toney Gorham. “He fought the whole time.”

Gorham served with the 173rd Airborne Brigade based in Vicenza, Italy, and had been in Afghanistan for six months. He was being treated in a hospital in San Antonio, Texas.

Gorham was remembered as a likable man who was always willing to help his neighbors.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/01/ap_burnsdeath_080102/



uhc comment: RIP Brian Gorham, you have left this veil of tears.