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Slain soldier from Fort Lewis, Vancouver 'wanted to make a difference'
Ian Walz, a Vancouver, Wash., man who was thrilled when Barack Obama was elected president, was killed Tuesday along with six other Fort Lewis soldiers in an improvised explosive attack in southern Afghanistan.
By John Branton and Dave Kern
Columbian (Vancouver) staff writers
Ian Walz, a Vancouver, Wash., man who was thrilled when Barack Obama was elected president, was killed Tuesday along with six other Fort Lewis soldiers in an improvised explosive attack in southern Afghanistan.
An eighth Fort Lewis soldier was killed that day in a separate attack.
Wednesday night, Obama personally offered condolences to Walz's relatives at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.
Family members said Walz played football at Hudson's Bay High School, where he graduated in 2002, and had worked for years in the produce section of the WinCo store in Hazel Dell.
Walz, 25, was part of the 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team of the 2nd Infantry Division out of Fort Lewis."He wanted to go to school and become something useful. He wanted to make a difference in the world."
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Slain soldier from Fort Lewis wanted to make a difference
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