Local legion will assist injured soldiers, their families

Local legion will assist injured soldiers, their families

By Mark Hofmann
DAILY COURIER
Wednesday, April 13, 2005


A local American Legion post will assist the families of the four area soldiers who were injured in Iraq last week, while an aunt of one of the soldiers may try to raise money to help the families.
When Sue Harvey, of Connellsville, found out her nephew, Pennsylvania Army National Guardsman Spc. Kevin Claycomb, 35, of Scottdale, was one of the four soldiers injured when their Humvee was hit by a car bomb outside of Mosul, she knew she had to do something.

"I want to do what I can to help not just my nephew, but for the other three soldiers that were injured," said Harvey.

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