Soldier who died from war wounds remembered

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Soldier who died from war wounds remembered
By Kent Harris, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Friday, January 11, 2008

VICENZA, Italy — Pfc. Brian Lee Gorham thought he’d get some firefighting training when he joined the Army.

Gorham, who died Dec. 31 of wounds suffered in Afghanistan, had told a recruiter that he didn’t want to be in the infantry, according to Pfc. Russell Chappell, a friend speaking Thursday at a memorial ceremony at Caserma Ederle.

The recruiter then asked about fire support. Thinking that involved firefighting, Gorham made that his specialty. Chappell said he was able to laugh about it later.

Gorham, 21, was wounded severely and two other soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment were killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb near a U.S. forward operating base on Dec. 12.

“I can’t emphasize enough what Gorham meant to the soldiers of Delta Company, 1st Platoon,” Chappell said.


Rest of article at: http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=51539

[midnight]

1. Deception comes to mind. That is why he died. Peace to you

Brian Gorham and your family.