Matthew T. Bolar
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Age: 24
From: Montgomery, Ala.
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska
Incident: Army Spc. Matthew T. Bolar died May 3 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat operations.
Died: May 03, 2007
Montgomery soldier killed in Iraq
The Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A Montgomery soldier who volunteered for a second tour of duty was killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit, the Army said.
Army Spc. Matthew T. Bolar, 24, served with the 1st Battalion of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, based at Fort Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.
Two others were seriously injured in the May 3 explosion.
Bolar was valedictorian of Canterbury High School in 2002 and joined the Army in 2004.
The family was notified of Bolar’s death May 3 by casualty assistance officers and a chaplain.
A Department of Defense news release said Bolar is the son of Anne and Vernon Adkins of Montgomery and Gordon and Elly Bolar of Kalamazoo, Mich.
Family friend Bob Thurber said he talked to Bolar when he was home between his tours...