HELENA, Mont.-
Funeral services for a Philipsburg soldier who died this week in Iraq are tentatively scheduled for April 21, Army spokesman Lt. John Bleile said Thursday.
Army Pvt. 1st Class Kyle Bohrnsen, 22, died from injuries caused by an improvised explosive device. The device detonated at about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Baghdad time, Bleile said.
Bohrnsen was assigned to the Charlie Company 2-12 Infantry Division based in Fort Carson, Colo.
He graduated from Granite High School in Philipsburg and joined the military with two friends a little over a year ago. This was his first tour of duty in Iraq.
Bohrnsen loved snowmobiling and bow-hunting for elk, and enjoyed all the “resources that Montana and Philipsburg had to offer,” Bleile said. He also participated in sports.
Bleile said Bohrnsen’s parents would like to thank everyone who has been praying for them and sending donations.
They asked that further donations be directed to the Flint Creek Valley Bank in Philipsburg, so they can set up a scholarship fund at Granite High School.
Bohrnsen’s father, Geoff, believes his son was a hero who died doing what he loved and what he believed in, Bleile said.
