IMO Sergeant Jason W. Swiger

 

SGT Jason Swiger of South Portland, Maine

Sergeant Jason W. Swiger, age 24, of South Portland, Maine, died in Baqubah, Iraq, on 25 March 2007, when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle.  He was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.  Jason was a 2000 graduate of South Portland High School.  He joined the Army in May 2000.  He was serving in his third tour in Iraq.  He was a scout driver and team leader.  Jason enjoyed poetry, drawing and singing.  He had always wanted to join the 82nd Airborne Division as a child and meant to make the Army a career.  He leaves behind his family in Maine and his wife.
SGT Swiger grew up in a home occupied by many foster children in South Portland.  The Jason W. Swiger Memorial Foster Care Scholarship has been established to allow foster youth in Maine, like SGT Swiger, to reach their dreams and full capability. The Jason W. Swiger Memorial Foster Care Scholarship has been created through the National Scholarship Fund's Maine Program.  Tax Deductible Donations can be sent to:

The National Scholarship Fund
Jason W. Swiger Memorial Foster Care Scholarship
15 Holly Street Suite 202
Scarborough, ME 04074

info@nationalscholarshipfund.org
www.nationalscholarshipfund.org/Maine
(207) 510-7502
 


Websites Honoring SGT Swiger.

Legacy Guest Book.  Sgt. Jason W. Swiger.

Honor the fallen.  Military Times.

Jason W. Swiger.  Iraq War Heroes, Fallen Heroes Memorial.

Jason W. Swiger.  American Heroes' Memorial.

Jason W. Swiger.  Patriot Guard Riders Forum.

Army Sgt Jason Swiger.  Fallen Heroes.

Sgt. Jason W. Swiger.  Faces of the Fallen, Washington Post. 


News Articles About SGT Swiger.

May 4, 2003.  "Trooper jumps in, 'feels he belongs' in 82nd Airborne".  MaineToday.com.

May, 2004.  "Remembering Sgt. Swiger: War turns 'punk' Swiger into 'good soldier'".  South Portland Cape Elizabeth NextSentry.

March 27, 2007.  "Governor Baldacci Mourns Death of Soldier Killed In Iraq".  Maine.gov.

March 27, 2007.  "Maine soldier dies in Iraq blast".  The Boston Globe.

March 27, 2007.  "South Portland Soldier Killed in Iraq".  WMTW News 8.

March 27, 2007.  "War claims another 'hero'".  Portland Press Herald.

March 27, 2007.  "Columbia soldier killed in Iraq".  WIStv.com Columbia, S.C.

March 28, 2007.  "South Portland awash in yellow after soldier's death".  Foster's Online.

March 28, 2007.  "Grief quiets ribbon fight".  Portland Press Herald.

March 29, 2007.  "Three Servicemembers Killed in Iraq; Previous Casualties Identified".  American Forces Press Service New Articles.

March 29, 2007.  "Picture the greatest guy you ever met - A second soldier from South Portland dies in Iraq".  keepMEcurrent.com.

March 29, 2007.  "Swiger joined the military to make the world a better place".  The Forecaster.

March 31, 2007.  "Boundless love lives forever".  The Fayetteville Observer.

March 31, 2007.  "Enjoy what you have, remember what's important".  KeepMEcurrent.com.

April 4, 2007.  "Bomb blast in Diyala kills four Fort Bragg soldiers".  The News & Observer.

April 4, 2007.  "Funeral Scheduled For Soldier Killed In Iraq".  WMTW 8 News.

April 4, 2007.  "Soldier died while reaching out to Iraqis 'in friendship'".  Foster's Online.

April 5, 2007.  "Maine soldier remembered".  Portsmouth Herald.

April 5, 2007.  "Soldier seen as 'larger than life'".  Portland Press Herald.

April 5, 2007.  "Family, friends mourn for fallen soldier".  Bangor Daily News.

April 5, 2007.  "Funeral Held For Maine Soldier Killed In Iraq".  WLBZ 2 News Center.

April 5, 2007.  "Maine soldier remembered".  Seacoast Online.

April 5, 2007.  "Funeral held for Maine soldier killed in Iraq".  Nashua Telegraph.

April 5, 2007.  "Paratrooper's funeral draws hundreds in Maine".  The Boston Globe.

April 12, 2007.  "Jason W. Swiger Memorial Foster Care Scholarship Established".  MaineToday.

April 12, 2007.  "Jason Swiger Scholarship Fund Formed".  WCSH 6 Portland.

April 12, 2007.  "Jason W. Swiger Memorial Foster Care Scholarship Established".  Maine News Direct.

April 9, 2007.  "Fallen Soldier Moved To New Resting Place".  News 8 WMTW.
 

SGT Jason Swiger KIA Iraq

 

 SGT Jason Swiger Basic Training

Jason Swiger of Maine