Soldier's injuries lead to heart failure

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Soldier's injuries lead to heart failure
He had shown marked improvement from severe burns he suffered when his tank blew up in Iraq.

GINA PACE
Published July 20, 2006

http://www.sptimes.com/2006/07/20/news_pf/Pasco/Soldier_s_injuries_le.shtml

LAND O'LAKES - A Land O'Lakes soldier who was struck by a roadside bomb in Iraq in October died Sunday of heart failure caused by the stress of his injuries.He was 27.

Army Spc. Raymond A. Salerno III's death came as a surprise to his family, who said his health had been steadily improving since he suffered third-degree burns on both hands, his left arm and leg when the Bradley tank he was in about 30 miles north of Baghdad hit a roadside bomb.

Salerno's health had improved enough that he could walk around and even travel.About two months ago, he proposed to Nerea Guerrica of Tampa, the mother of their 7-month-old son, Nikolas.

"He was progressively getting better and better," said Salerno's mother, Robin Salerno. "When she said 'yes' to him he turned back to himself."

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