Provided below are a number of articles regarding Spc. Chase Whitham, one of the two Stryker soldiers that died over the weekend. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends. Any additional articles we find will be added to this entry.
Update: Published today, Sunday May 16.
Goodbye to a son, a friend, a soldier - The Register Guard
A very well written article about the ceremony in the local paper.
Memorial Service info posted on our forum.
"The service is at 1 pm Saturday May 15 at 1207 Satre St, Eugene 97401 at St. Paul's Catholic Church. Full military burial will be at Springfield Memorial Gardens, Main St. Springfield, at 4 pm the same day."
The Whitham Family will also be attending the service at Ft Lewis on Tuesday May 18 at 1330.
"Local Soldier Dies" - KVAL 13 News
"Marist grad killed in Iraq" - The Register Guard
"Oregon soldier killed while swimming in a pool in Iraq" - KATU 2 News
"Oregon soldier, 21, dies in electrical accident in Iraq swimming pool" - The Oregonian
"Salem family mourns loss of son in Iraq" - Statesman Journal
"Friends in Harrisburg, Eugene mourn soldier killed in accident" - The Register Guard
Events carry special meaning - The Statesman Journal