Salem, Mass., Derry, N.H., Men Killed In War Zone An Army sergeant from Salem has been killed in Afghanistan, family members said Thursday. Army Sgt. James A. Ayube, 25, was killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan on Wednesday, his family said. Ayube was married. Ayube's father and mother-in-law were going to Dover, Del., to greet his body. A Marine from Derry, N.H., has also been killed in Afghanistan. Mike Geary was a 2009 graduate of Pinkerton Academy. Details of Geary's death have not been released. 2 Local Troops Killed In Afghanistan - Boston News Story - WCVB Boston
Soldier from Salem dies in Afghanistan bombing A US Army medic from Salem was killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan Wednesday, his brother said. Army Sergeant James A. Ayube Jr., 25, died of injuries suffered on patrol in Kandahar Province, his brother Alexander Ayube, 24, said in a phone interview from the family’s home last night. He said the military told the family of his brother’s death late Wednesday. Alexander Ayube said his brother, who had served previously in Iraq, had six months left on his tour. He said his brother’s wife was at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware last night to identify the fallen soldier’s remains and have them brought to Salem. He said she had requested to make the first public statements in memory of her husband, possibly today. “We’re all exhausted,’’ said Alexander Ayube. “We were up all night getting information.’’ His brother graduated from Salem High School in 2003, he said, and later earned a degree from Bunker Hill Community College in Boston. Full Story: Soldier from Salem dies in Afghanistan bombing - The Boston Globe
I had the honor of attending there Dignified Transfer Ceremony, it make me sad to learn they were from NE. RIP
Body of medic killed in Afghanistan returning to Salem SALEM -- An Army medic from Salem killed in Afghanistan is coming home for the final time. The body of 25-year-old Sgt. James Ayube is scheduled to be flown from Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford on Friday. A motorcade is expected to bring the body back to Salem for a wake at St. James Church. Full Story: Body of medic killed in Afghanistan returning to Salem - BostonHerald.com
Fallen soldier remembered as hero, ‘lion’ By Marie Szaniszlo Sunday, December 19, 2010 Photo by Patrick Whittemore The Casket of Army Sgt. James Ayube, who was killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan, is brought to the grave site for the burial at Harmony Grove Cemetery yesterday. Army Sgt. James Ayube may have been “accident-prone,” singeing his hair at one point with a lighter, his 17-year-old sister jokingly remembered. But “all he wanted,” Ashleigh Ayube said, “was to fix the world.” So it was fitting that he became a combat medic, even though it was a profession that ultimately cost him his life. Full Story: Fallen soldier remembered as hero, ‘lion’ - BostonHerald.com
