COLUMBIA — Pfc. Jason D. Fingar was in a caravan of armored vehicles in southwestern Afghanistan Saturday when his vehicle was struck by a bomb. Three soldiers made it out alive, but Fingar became the first soldier from Columbia to be killed during combat since Steve J. Fitzmorris’ death in August 2008.
UPDATE: Columbia soldier, Pfc. Jason Fingar, killed in Afghanistan
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 | 9:04 p.m. CDT;
updated 8:16 p.m. CDT, Monday, May 31, 2010
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