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Soldier with Lakeview ties hurt in Iraq
July 13, 2007
A 21-year-old Lakeview native was seriously injured in Baghdad, Iraq, July 9, after the vehicle he was riding in struck a roadside bomb.
Spec. Mikeal Wayne Miller, 21, of C Troop, 3/61 Cavalry, Second Infantry, and other soldiers were on their way for two days of rest and relaxation when the bombing occurred. The other soldiers were not injured, but Miller suffered head wounds, facial fractures and lost his right eye.
Miller attended school in Lakeview through the eighth grade. He is the son of Rene and Bud Pool of Albany, and Steven Miller of Redding, Calif. His grandparents are Ramon and Cinda Blair of Lakeview, and Wayne and Pam Miller of Anchorage, Alaska.
“We don’t know how much brain damage there was, but he was responsive and answering questions from the surgeon before they put him in a medically induced coma, and he still responds to stimuli,” said Beulah Blair, Miller’s aunt who was serving as family spokesperson.
Miller was rushed to the hospital within 15 minutes of the incident, where he spent six hours in surgery until he was stabilized and flown to Landstuhl, Germany.
A portion of Miller’s skull on the right side of his head had to be removed to relieve pressure from brain swelling. In a new medical procedure, the piece of skull was put in his stomach to keep the bone alive until shrapnel can be removed and it can be replaced.
“He’s got the best medical staff and God upstairs taking care of him,” Blair said.
Miller’s wife Megan of Albany will meet him Saturday in Bethesda, Md. His mother, father and grandmother will be joining them there as well.
“A travel agency called yesterday and told us when Mikeal was in the air on his way to Bethesda, they would call and get them on a military flight,” Blair said.
“ Lee Beach
A 21-year-old Lakeview native was seriously injured in Baghdad, Iraq, July 9, after the vehicle he was riding in struck a roadside bomb.
Spec. Mikeal Wayne Miller, 21, of C Troop, 3/61 Cavalry, Second Infantry, and other soldiers were on their way for two days of rest and relaxation when the bombing occurred. The other soldiers were not injured, but Miller suffered head wounds, facial fractures and lost his right eye.
Miller attended school in Lakeview through the eighth grade. He is the son of Rene and Bud Pool of Albany, and Steven Miller of Redding, Calif. His grandparents are Ramon and Cinda Blair of Lakeview, and Wayne and Pam Miller of Anchorage, Alaska.
“We don’t know how much brain damage there was, but he was responsive and answering questions from the surgeon before they put him in a medically induced coma, and he still responds to stimuli,” said Beulah Blair, Miller’s aunt who was serving as family spokesperson.
Miller was rushed to the hospital within 15 minutes of the incident, where he spent six hours in surgery until he was stabilized and flown to Landstuhl, Germany.
A portion of Miller’s skull on the right side of his head had to be removed to relieve pressure from brain swelling. In a new medical procedure, the piece of skull was put in his stomach to keep the bone alive until shrapnel can be removed and it can be replaced.
“He’s got the best medical staff and God upstairs taking care of him,” Blair said.
Miller’s wife Megan of Albany will meet him Saturday in Bethesda, Md. His mother, father and grandmother will be joining them there as well.
“A travel agency called yesterday and told us when Mikeal was in the air on his way to Bethesda, they would call and get them on a military flight,” Blair said.
“ Lee Beach
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