Andrew J. Bacevich of Walpole, who had served as an aide to former governor Mitt Romney, was killed by a bomb blast in Iraq on Sunday. Bacevich, 27, was a first lieutenant in the Army.
(MASSACHUSETTS NATIONAL GUARD)
Fallen soldier's struggle recalled
Served in Iraq despite asthma
Andrew J. Bacevich of Walpole, who had served as an aide to former governor Mitt Romney, was killed by a bomb blast in Iraq on Sunday. Bacevich, 27, was a first lieutenant in the Army.
(MASSACHUSETTS NATIONAL GUARD)
Asthma forced Andrew J. Bacevich of Walpole to leave ROTC at Boston University, but the resolute young man would not let the childhood ailment stop him from joining the Army, where his father served in two wars. (Full article: 244 words)
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