Raymond M. Werner
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Age: 21
From: Boise, Idaho
Assigned to the 321st Engineer Battalion, Boise
Incident: Army Pvt. Raymond M. Werner died Feb. 8 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit while on combat patrol in Karmah, Iraq. Also killed were Army Sgt. James J. Holtom and Army Spc. Ross A. Clevenger.
Died: February 08, 2007
Families remember fallen Idaho soldiers
The Associated Press
NAMPA, Idaho � Family and friends of three Idaho soldiers from an Army Reserve unit that were killed in an explosive attack on their vehicle in Iraq are being remembered.
�He was a wonderful young man, and he loved the Lord he wanted to be a youth pastor,� said Kathy Elledge, whose son, Pvt. 1st Class Raymond M. Werner, 22, was one of those killed on Thursday.
Also killed were Sgt. James Holtom, 22, and Spec. Ross A. Clevenger, 22.
Two other soldiers were injured: Staff Sgt. George G. Nickel, 37, and Sgt. John J. Green, 45, both of Boise. Nickel was seriously injured and Green slightly injured.
They were from the 231st Engineer Battalion in Boise.
He �was like my best friend,� said Werner�s 17-year-old brother, Roger Spencer. �He was just a really good person. He always had a good heart and he took care of me a lot growing...