Community mourning death of young soldier

Community mourning death of young soldier with local ties
Clinton Springer II had hundreds of friends, father says

By Ellen W. Todd
Sanford News Writer
Thursday, September 30, 2010

SANFORD — Clinton Springer II will be long remembered by his fellow soldiers, his hundreds of friends and, most of all, by his loving family.

Pfc. Clinton E. Springer II, 21, of Sanford, died last Friday, Sept. 24, in Kabul, Afghanistan, in what the U.S. Department of Defense has called a noncombat related incident. The cause of death is under investigation.

"His commanding officer in Afghanistan said he was a magnificent soldier and that he watched him develop from a boy to a man," said Springer's father, Clinton E. Springer, of Sanford.

"He said Clint got along with everyone in his unit," the elder Springer said.

That didn't surprise him.
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Community mourning death of young soldier