<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div><div><span>Courtesy of the Examiner Online (Boise) at:</span><br><span></span><br><span><a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/lewiston-soldier-killed-by-small-arms-fire-afghanistan"><a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/lewiston-soldier-killed-by-small-arms-fire-afghanistan">http://www.examiner.com/article/lewiston-soldier-killed-by-small-arms-fire-afghanistan</a></a></span><br><span></span><br><span>-----------------------------------</span><br><span></span><br><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; "><div class="node-title-wrapper" style="margin-bottom: 10px; "><h1 property="schema:name dc:title" datatype="" class="entry-title entry-title" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 2.6em; ">Lewiston soldier killed by small arms fire in Afghanistan</h1></div></span></span></div><div><span>On August 9th the Department of Defense announced the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Spc. Ethan J. Martin, 22, of Lewiston, Idaho, died Aug. 7 in Koragay, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when he encountered enemy small-arms fire.</span><br><span></span><br><span>There was no information regarding other soldiers who might have been injured in this incident.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Martin was assigned to 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry</span><br><span></span><br><span>Via the Idaho Statesman, the family of Spc. Martin released this statement:</span><br><span></span><br><span>"Ethan was a very loving young man with a tender heart. He loved Idaho and he loved to hunt and fish. He planned to go to nursing school after leaving the Army."</span><br><span></span><br><span>Ethan leaves behind a loving family and many friends in Bonners Ferry and northern Idaho. His family includes his mother and father, his sister, 4 stepsisters and 3 stepbrothers. Ethan was preceded in death by his grandfathers Leroy Oakes and Ron Marcy. He will be greatly missed by his family and his friends.</span><br><span></span><br><span>---------------</span><br><span></span><br><span></span>Army Spc. Ethan J. Martin</div><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:BC781D65-B151-4107-BFCA-AAA4DDC72B29" alt="image.jpeg" id="BC781D65-B151-4107-BFCA-AAA4DDC72B29" width="498" height="630"><br><span></span><br><span>-----------------------------------</span><br><span></span><br><span>Seeya round town, Moscow.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Tom Hansen</span><br><span>Moscow, Idaho</span><br><span></span><br><span>"We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."</span><br><span></span><br><span>- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)</span><br></div><div></div></div><div></div></body></html>