Army Capt. David A. Boris

Died November 12, 2007 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom

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30, of Pennsylvania; assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Schweinfurt, Germany; died Nov. 12 in Bermel, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when the vehicle he was in was struck by an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Spc. Adrian E. Hike.

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Soldier from Pottsville dies in Afghanistan

The Associated Press

POTTSVILLE, Pa. — A soldier from Pennsylvania has died in Afghanistan, the man’s family told a newspaper.

Capt. David Boris, 30, of Pottsville, died sometime over the weekend, his family told the Republican & Herald in Pottsville. He was a member of the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment (Airborne) and a 1999 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

Boris was sent to Afghanistan in May for 15 months, his family said.

The family learned of his death in a phone call from his wife, Jamie, from a military base in Germany. The couple was married eight years ago.

Details of how Boris died were not released. The Defense Department has not announced Boris’ death.

“He was a great guy. I don’t know how else to describe him,” Linda Pavao, Boris’ mother-in-law, said. “If we could have hand-picked a husband for our daughter, he would have been it.”

Boris graduated from Pottsville Area High School in 1994. He was co-captain of the soccer and swim teams.