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South Portland dedicates park to paratrooper killed in Iraq 16 years ago

Por: Portland Press Herald Nation May 29, 2023

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Dawn Maietta, left, and Rebecka Mendoza stand at Sgt. Jason W. Swiger Memorial Park, which was recently dedicated by the city of South Portland. Swiger, a paratrooper who grew up across the street from the playground in Ferry Village, was killed by a suicide bomber in Iraq in 2007 while handing out candy to Iraqi children. The effort to rename the park was spearheaded by Jennifer Kirk, who is from the same the neighborhood as the Swigers.... + full article



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