South Portland soldier killed in Iraq (Second in a week)

[MaineDem]

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Another soldier from South Portland has been killed in the Middle East, officials said Monday.

Jason Swiger, 24, was a 2000 graduate of South Portland High School who found his calling when he joined the Army, said South Portland High School Principal Jeanne Crocker, who said she was told that Swiger was killed in Iraq.

"He walked tall and with great pride," Crocker said. "He was the epitome of a soldier, a person very proud to serve his country."

Swiger was the second South Portland man to be killed in Iraq this month. Marine Pfc. Angel Rosa, 21, died from injuries sustained in combat in the volatile Al Anbar province.

http://news.mainetoday.com/apwire/D8O40IA00-84.html

Damn, another life gone.

[Maine-ah]

1. jfc.

I hate this shit. :cry: