Blue to Gold: ARMY Staff Sgt. Dain T. Venne

ARMY Staff Sgt. Dain T. Venne, twenty-nine, of Port Henry, New York, died November 3, in Paktia province, Afghanistan.

Port Henry resident Dain Venne was killed in Afghanistan Saturday while serving with the U.S. Army Reserve. Venne, 29, was on patrol when a roadside bomb exploded, according to preliminary reports. Two other soldiers died with Venne when the bomb went off. His parents are Brian and Laura (Harris) Venne of Port Henry. His father is a longtime Moriah town justice. Laura is a teacher at Moriah Central School. Dain Venne was with the U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division headquartered at Fort Drum, but reported to the Canton-Oswego U.S. Army Reserve Training Center. He had served one tour in Iraq and the current one in Afghanistan. The family was notified Saturday afternoon, according to friends. Venne was a graduate of Moriah Central School and was a student at St. Lawrence University in Canton when the 9/11 terrorist attacks occurred. He enlisted in the U.S. Army soon after, friends said, in an effort to serve his country in a time of need.

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Port Henry resident Dain Venne was killed in Afghanistan Saturday while serving with the US Army Reserve.

Venne, twenty-nine, was on patrol when a roadside bomb exploded, according to preliminary reports. Two other soldiers, Army Specialist Ryan P. Jayne and Army Specialist Brett Gornewicz died with Venne when the bomb went off.

His parents are Brian and Laura (Harris) Venne of Port Henry. His father is a longtime Moriah town justice. Laura is a teacher at Moriah Central School.

Dain Venne was with the US Army 10th Mountain Division headquartered at Fort Drum, but reported to the Canton-Oswego US Army Reserve Training Center. He had served one tour in Iraq and the current one in Afghanistan.

The family was notified Saturday afternoon, according to friends. Venne was a graduate of Moriah Central School and was a student at St. Lawrence University in Canton when the 9/11 terrorist attacks occurred. He enlisted in the US Army soon after, friends said, in an effort to serve his country in a time of need.

Read more: http://sgt-jim.blogspot.com/2012/11/rip-staff-sgt-dain-t-venne-spc-ryan-p.html

Port Henry resident Dain Venne was killed in Afghanistan Saturday while serving with the U.S. Army Reserve. Venne, 29, was on patrol when a roadside bomb exploded, according to preliminary reports. Two other soldiers died with Venne when the bomb went off. His parents are Brian and Laura (Harris) Venne of Port Henry. His father is a longtime Moriah town justice. Laura is a teacher at Moriah Central School. Dain Venne was with the U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division headquartered at Fort Drum, but reported to the Canton-Oswego U.S. Army Reserve Training Center. He had served one tour in Iraq and the current one in Afghanistan. The family was notified Saturday afternoon, according to friends. Venne was a graduate of Moriah Central School and was a student at St. Lawrence University in Canton when the 9/11 terrorist attacks occurred. He enlisted in the U.S. Army soon after, friends said, in an effort to serve his country in a time of need.

Read more: http://sgt-jim.blogspot.com/2012/11/rip-staff-sgt-dain-t-venne-spc-ryan-p.html