Sgt. Jason W. Swiger
Hometown: South Portland, Maine, U.S.
Age: 24 years old
Died: March 25, 2007 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Unit: Army, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident: Killed when a makeshift bomb detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baqubah.
Related Links:
Soldier seen as 'larger than life' (Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram, April 5, 2007)
Grief quiets ribbon fight (Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram, March 28, 2007)
'Picture the greatest guy you ever met' -- A second soldier from South Portland dies in Iraq (KeepMEcurrent.com, Maine, March 29, 2007)
