Edmund W. McDonald
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Age: 25
From: Casco, Maine died March 29 in North Kabul, Afghanistan,
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Incident: Army Sgt. Edmund W. McDonald died March 29 in North Kabul, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered during a non-combat-related vehicle accident in North Kabul March 28. Also killed was Spc. Agustin Gutierrez.
Died: March 29, 2007
Soldier from Maine dies in crash in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
AUGUSTA, Maine � Army Sgt. Edmund Wayne McDonald, who was from Casco, was killed this week in a crash while he was riding in a military convoy in Afghanistan, Gov. John Baldacci said March 30.
McDonald, 25, was a member of the 82nd Airborne Division. He died March 28 in what officials said was a nonhostile accident.
Baldacci sent his condolences to McDonald�s relatives, saying, �The entire state mourns with you and stands beside you during this difficult time.� The four members of Maine�s congressional delegation also expressed their sympathies to McDonald�s family.
Flags will be ordered flown at half-staff on the day of McDonald�s funeral. Arrangements were pending.
McDonald�s mother and sister told WCSH-TV that they were told his vehicle was traveling with a military convoy when the accident happened. They learned of McDonald�s death...