TRENTON, N.J. � A 21-year-old soldier from Blairstown, remembered for his quiet demeanor and love of family, died Monday in a vehicle accident in Baghdad, the military said.

Spc. Alain L. Kamolvathin�s devotion to his many relatives was ever the more important because of the loss he had experienced in his immediate family, according to Marilyn Maring of Blairstown, a family friend.

Kamolvathin�s mother, Marie, died of cancer almost four years ago. His father, Chokchai, died of a heart attack two years ago. But he was constantly in touch with his many aunts and uncles and his only immediate relative, his 12-year-old sister, Sidney, Maring said.

�He was respected. He was mature. And he was very much loved. And he will be very much missed,� Maring said.

Kamolvathin attended North Warren Regional High School, but left in...