Maine soldier injured by bomb dies

[unhappycamper]

Maine soldier injured by bomb dies
By Associated Press | July 10, 2007

Was 3d fighter from state killed in one month



Private First Class Jason Dore was on his first tour of duty.



MOSCOW, Maine -- A soldier from western Maine died from injuries sustained in a roadside bomb, becoming the third soldier from the state to die in a month, officials said yesterday.

Army Private First Class Jason Dore, 25, was eight months into his first tour of duty in Iraq when he was injured while on patrol in a Humvee, said Tim Cates, Dore's uncle. He died Sunday at a hospital in Baghdad.

Dore, who joined the Army in 2005, attended Upper Kennebec Valley High School in Bingham before graduating from the Job Corps in Bangor. While growing up in the Moscow area, he enjoyed being outdoors and fishing at Hunter's Pond in Bingham, Cates said.

"He was just a great kid. He was extremely proud of his service," he said.

Governor John Baldacci said he had spoken to Dore's family, including his mother, Gail, in Moscow. Dore's father, Jody, lives in North Anson. Dore also leaves a 15-year-old brother, Logan French, who lives with his mother.


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[lse7581011]

1. Another Tragic Story

prayers and thoughts to his family from another Mainer!

[livvy]

2. So sad....

So young, so loved, and he will be so missed by so many. We will never know what wonderful things he may have contributed, and the joy he would have brought to his family and friends.
My condolences to the family and friends. And to us. For we lose too, in so many ways, with each life that is lost in this "war".

[mainegreen]

3. Heard about this on NPR this morning.

It's just not right.

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. Darn it!

:cry: