29 June 2011

Army Capt. David Van Camp died while serving in Iraq.

WHEELING -- As our nation prepares to celebrate our nation's independence, the Ohio Valley says goodbye to one of their own.

Army Capt. David Van Camp was killed in action this week while serving a tour of duty in Iraq.

Van Camp was a 2000 graduate of Wheeling Park High School and a member of the Patriot Baseball team.

Before joining the army, Van Camp studied at Marshall University.

David's dad said he was killed by either a mortar round or missile that hit the vehicle he was riding in with two other soldiers - assigned to 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.

Services are now being planned.