Bellevue soldier dies on Thanksgiving
Friday November 23 2007, 6:34amBELLEVUE
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jon Martin of Bellevue lost his battle to live on Thanksgiving Day.
Martin, 33, was injured when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb Nov. 9 while serving his third tour in Iraq. He suffered critical injuries from the blast that left him in a medically-induced coma in a German hospital while surgeons attempted to repair the damage.
Martin, a platoon leader for the 101st Airborne Division based in Fort Campbell, Ky., worked in air assault. He returned for his third tour in Iraq, despite getting wounded while serving his second tour. He received a Purple Heart after a roadside bomb injured the tendons in one arm.
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