CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - The first Wyoming National Guard soldier killed in Afghanistan was honored in a ceremony in Casper.
Forty-2-year-old Army National Guard Capt. Bruce Hays was killed Sept. 17 in an attack on his vehicle by a roadside bomb.
Hays was remembered Thursday as dedicated to his family. He is survived by his wife, Marie "Terri" Hays, and daughters Bethany and Eleanor.
Col. Greg Porter, chief of staff for the Army and Air Guard, worked with Hays for five years. Porter says his emotions ranged from sadness to pride - pride that the country is capable of producing a soldier of Hays' caliber.
Hays was from Cheyenne. After joining the Army and serving in Desert Storm, he graduated from New Mexico State University in 1996.
Hays was part of a training team mentoring Afghanistan forces in policing.
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