Staff Sgt. Kristofer R. Ciraso

Hometown: Bangor, Maine, U.S.

Age: 26 years old

Died: December 7, 2006 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Tex.

Incident: Killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near his military vehicle in Baghdad.

Related Links:

Maine Soldier Killed in Iraq (FOX 25 Boston, Dec. 10, 2006)

Fort Hood soldier killed in Iraq (DallasNews.com, Dec. 11, 2006)

Former Bangor High School student killed by bomb in Iraq (Boston.com, Dec. 11, 2006)

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