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Solider dies in afghanistan when vehicle rolled { May 7 2004 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040507/APN/405071128 http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040507/APN/405071128 Published Friday, May 7, 2004 Cape Coral soldier killed in Afghanistan The Associated Press CAPE CORAL, Fla. A 19-year-old Army National Guard soldier died in Afghanistan when his vehicle rolled over days after he arrived in the country, the Army said Friday. Pfc. Brandon Wadman, of Cape Coral, was traveling from Bagram Airfield to Kabul in a military vehicle when it rolled over at about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, injuring 16 other soldiers. Army officials told Wadman's family he was the gunner on top of the vehicle, The News-Press of Fort Myers reported in its Saturday edition. Wadman's parents, Martin and Deborah Scheid of Cape Coral, told the paper they were still trying to get more information about their son's death. "He was on a routine patrol and the vehicle rolled over. They were not under fire," Martin Scheid said. "I'm pushing the military to give me some answers." Wadman was a radio operator who was born in Oxford, Ohio, Pentagon spokesman Maj. Steve Stover said. He had no further information. After a weekend of Army National Guard training in Sarasota last fall, Wadman signed up to go to Afghanistan. His mother had also served in the military. "He made the choice. He shocked us," Scheid said. "He was trying to get his life going. This happened too quick." Wadman was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 265th Air Defense Artillery in West Palm Beach when he shipped out last week. Pfc. Kate Johnson, 22, was a friend and fellow soldier who worked with Wadman before he left. "He's extremely high speed. He knew his job inside and out. He knew my job as well as he knew his job," she said. "He's a real positive person. He always made me smile." --- Information from: The News-Press, --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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