
SIDNEY, Neb. — A Hawaii-based soldier from Sidney died in Iraq this week when a bomb exploded near the Humvee he was riding in, according to his family.
Val John Borm, 21, died in Iraq’s Kirkuk province after the explosion, his father Larry Borm said June 15.
Borm was serving as an infantryman in B Company, 2nd Battalion, with the 35th Infantry. The unit is based at Fort Shafter, Hawaii.
The military reported June 15 that three U.S. soldiers died when a bomb exploded near their vehicle June 14 during operations in Kirkuk province, in northern Iraq. Another soldier was wounded in the blast.
The military did not release the names of the...