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Name: Army Pfc. Eric D. Soufrine
Age: 20
From: Woodbridge, CT
Assigned to the 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Incident: Army Pfc. Eric D. Soufrine
died June 14 of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device in Farah province, Afghanistan.
Mom: Soldier 'died a hero'
The Associated Press
HARTFORD, Conn. &mdash A soldier from Woodbridge who was two weeks away from completing a tour in Afghanistan has been killed by a roadside bomb.
Army Pfc. Eric Soufrine, 20, died June 14 after the vehicle he was riding in struck an improvised explosive device in western Afghanistan, according to the Defense Department.
&ldquoEric died a hero, defending the country that he loved,&rdquo his mother, Donna Soufrine, said in a statement reported by the New Haven Register. She said her son &ldquohad a kind heart.&rdquo
Soufrine graduated in 2009 from Amity Regional High School, where his family said he and his brother played football. He entered boot camp last July and his father, Michael Soufrine, said he had spent about six months in Afghanistan where he served as a gunner on an artillery vehicle.
Michael Soufrine said the family was looking forward to his return in about two weeks.
As a parent, &ldquothis is the worst thing that could ever happen to you,&rdquo he said. &ldquoHe was a great kid.&rdquo
Eric Soufrine was one of three siblings and his older sister, Rebecca, is in military intelligence, Michael Soufrine said.
After finishing his tour of duty, Eric Soufrine planned to go back to college and eventually hoped to get a job in forestry, according to his mother, Donna Soufrine. She said her son loved boating and the outdoors and was a member of the Hamden Fish & Game Club.
Soufrine was assigned to 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, out of Fort Carson, Colo.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy ordered the state&rsquos flags to be lowered to half-staff in Soufrine&rsquos honor until his burial.
&ldquoThe loss of Private First Class Soufrine is a tragedy and my thoughts are with his family and friends at this time,&rdquo Malloy said in a statement. &ldquoThese wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have exacted a terrible toll on our military, our families and our communities.&rdquo
Died: June 14, 2011
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Eric D. Soufrine
BY John on Jun 30, 2011 | |  | May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.
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