Mother-in-law: Mid-Hudson soldier killed in Iraq #1215

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http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-ny--soldierkilled1115nov15,0,3789838.story?coll=ny-ap-regional-wire

WHITE LAKE, N.Y. -- A soldier from the mid-Hudson Valley was killed Saturday by a mortar round in Baghdad, his mother-in-law said.

Army Sgt. Catalin Dima, 31, called his wife Florika earlier in the day to tell her he had been promoted to sergeant.

Maria Zgrda told the Times Herald-Record of Middletown that Dima was proud of the promotion and that he "loved" being in the Army.

Dima immigrated from Romania eight years ago and became an American citizen last month. He worked as a truck driver before joining the Army three years ago, and served in Iraq since last Christmas.

i CASUALTIES CONFIRMS AS # 1215 http://icasualties.org/oif/