Oregon soldier dies of injury from Iraq war


Tuesday, January 29, 2008 | 3 comment(s)

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PORTLAND (AP) — A U.S. Army soldier from Oregon who suffered a brain injury in Baghdad last summer has died at a Maryland hospital, The Oregonian reported Monday.

Sgt. Mikeal Wayne Miller, 22, died Sunday, more than a week after his family had doctors remove life support, his mother, Rene Pool, told the newspaper.

Miller was shot in the head July 8 and flown back to the United States. He was treated at Bethesda Naval Hospital and a medical treatment center in California. Later, he was flown back to Bethesda, where he died, his family said.

Miller was a member of the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 2nd Infantry Division, said Karen Linne, a spokeswoman for Fort Carson, Colo., where Miller had been based.

Linne said Miller entered the Army in August 2003, a few months after his graduation from South Albany High School.

Miller suffered the injury during his second deployment in Iraq.
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Staff Sergeant wrote on Jan 30, 2008 10:25 AM:

Sergeant Miller and Family,

your sacrifice will not be forgotten. Rest in Peace.

Matthew wrote on Jan 29, 2008 3:49 PM:

He was a man that always did the right thing. In high school, a bunch of us were up at Green Peter camping and a fire broke out. Mike was the one that sacrificed himself to smother the fire. He spent the rest of the trip with his leg elevated and damp towels to help sooth the minimal burns that he sustained... All without a complaint... except for how foolish the rest of us were... We'll miss you, but there'll be that day when we're all reunited once again. RIP

Kristina wrote on Jan 29, 2008 1:49 PM:

God bless him and his family, he is in a comforting place now.


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