One of our own
Lacey airman dies in Iraq
War claims its first from Thurston County
CHRISTIAN HILL THE OLYMPIAN
On the day Americans honor the sacrifice of those who have served their country, South Sound mourns the first person from Thurston County killed in the Iraq war.
Air Force Master Sgt. Steven E. Auchman, 37, was one of two service members who died from injuries sustained when multiple rocket-propelled grenades struck their location in Mosul, according to the Department of Defense.
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