Army Spc. Jason A. Lucas, 24, of Columbus, Ohio; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Polk, La.; died Oct. 13 from injuries sustained when his vehicle was struck by a suicide bomber using a vehicle-born improvised explosive device in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
“Soldier Remembered As Family Man”
WEST JEFFERSON, Ohio - An Ohio soldier killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan was remembered at his funeral as a fun-loving family man.
Army Spc. Jason A. Lucas "was bubbly and happy," loved his wife and two young sons and liked singing Elvis Presley songs, Army National Guard Chaplain Andrew Aquino said.
Lucas, who grew up in Columbus and London in central Ohio, was killed Oct. 13 while riding in a van filled with explosives. The 24-year-old had been in Afghanistan for 38 days as a member of a NATO peace keeping force.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, based at Fort Polk, La.
More than 200 people attended brief services Tuesday at Rader-McDonald Funeral Home in this city 15 miles west of Columbus.
Inside the funeral home, pictures showed Lucas cuddling with wife Monica and sons Zausten and Ethan. Outside, dozens of mourners stood along the road and held flags as the funeral procession passed.
The local fire department, an American Legion post and a garden store lowered flags to half-staff.
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