His unit had mobilized in January.  Damon deployed to Afghanistan in April.  Damon joined the National Guard in 1986 and was in his final year before qualifying for retirement in October 2006.  He had served deployments to Guatemala and Panama.

 He had taken leave of his job as administrative director with the Maine Public Utilities Commission.  He had worked as a policy advisor to four speakers of the state House of Representatives.  He has worked in government since 1994.

He leaves behind a wife and two children, ages 14 and 12.

Websites Honoring CPT Damon.

CPT Patrick D. Damon.  Patriot Guard Riders.

News Articles About CPT Damon.

June 15, 2006.  "Apparent Heart Attack Claims Maine Soldier".  WMTW News Headlines.

June 15, 2006.  "Maine Soldier Dies of Heart Attack In Afghanistan".  WLBZ 2 News Center.

June 16, 2006.  "DoD Identifies Army Casualty".  U.S. Department of Defense News Release.

June 16, 2006.  "Apparent heart attack kills Mainer serving in Afghanistan".  The Boston Globe.

June 16, 2006.  "Governor mourns loss of Maine Guardsman".  VillageSoup.

June 16, 2006.  "Falmouth soldier dies in Afghanistan".  Press Herald.

June 16, 2006.  "Guardsman dies in Afghanistan".  Kennebec Journal Online.

June 23, 2006.  "Funeral To Be Held For Soldier Who Died in Afghanistan".  WMTW News.

January 19, 2007.  "Governor gives medals to relatives of fallen troops".  Kennebec Journal.

October 14, 2007.  "Inactivation is bittersweet for Maine engineer brigade".  Portland Press Herald.

May 8, 2007.  "Hyde School event recalls imperfect hero".  The Times Record.