The Department of Defense announced today the death of SPC Thomas J. Dostie, 20, of Sommerville, ME, who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 133rd Engineer Battalion, Portland, ME. SPC Dostie died December 21 in Mosul, Iraq, when his dining facility was attacked.
Victims in Iraq: Recent high school grad, Bath Iron Works shipbuilder - Associated Press
Close-knit town recalls Spc. Dostie - Bangor Daily News
Rep. Allen comments on deaths of 133rd members - Citizen
Governor orders flags at half staff - Waldo Village Soup
Bodies of Maine soldiers being returned home - The Associated Press
Maine's second slain soldier to be laid to rest Friday - Associated Press
Slain soldier's funeral draws hundreds - Portsmouth Herald
Second of two slain soldiers buried New Year's Eve - Boston Globe
Slain soldiers promoted posthumously - Morning Sentinel
'He was one of us' - Maine Today
Soldiers, firefighters honor Thomas Dostie's service - Maine Today
Hundreds mourn a Maine soldier - Press Herald