
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Friends of a soldier who died December in Iraq remembered him as being very considerate: he once escorted a friend’s dateless sister to her high school dance and would often sprint across a room to hug his mother.
On Dec. 22, poinsettias surrounded the open casket of Pfc. Kenneth C. Souslin, 21, of Mansfield, who died Dec. 15 of non-combat injuries at Baghdad International Airport.
Souslin’s friends, who called him “Kacey,” said he was devoted to his mother.
“Any time his mom came to school, Kacey, as soon as he saw her, would sprint across the cafeteria and give her a hug. He loved her so much,” said 21-year-old...