Retired Fort Lewis soldier among 8 killed in Afghanistan
SEATTLE -- A retired Army master sergeant from DuPont, Wash. was among the seven CIA employees who were killed in a suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan last month.
Dane Clark Paresi, 46, was among those killed on Dec. 30, said the Patriot Guard Riders, a nonprofit group of motorcyclists who ride in honor of U.S. troops.
The riders said they'd been asked to participate in the former Fort Lewis soldier's memorial services.
The group said Parisi is a 27-year Army veteran who served overseas in Mauritania, Philippines, Iraq, Bosnia, Rwanda, Southeast Asia,Kenya and Afghanistan, during which he earned several honors, including the Bronze Star.
The blast inside a CIA base killed seven CIA employees - four officers and three contracted security guards - and a Jordanian intelligence officer, Ali bin Zaid, according to a second former U.S. intelligence official.
An al-Qaida group has claimed responsibility for the attack, and officials said a Jordanian double agent is believed to have been the bomber.
Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi, a 32-year old doctor, was not searched for bombs when he entered Camp Chapman, officails said.
He detonated the explosive shortly after his debriefing began.
Paresi, a Portland native, is survived by his wife and two daughters.
His wife, MindyLou Paresi, was at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware Tuesday to meet the flag-draped coffin. She told The News Tribune her husband was closest to the blast.
A wake for Paresi is set for 6 p.m. Friday at Evergreen Memorial Gardens in Vancouver with burial Saturday at Willamette National Cemetery near Portland.
Dane Clark Paresi, 46, was among those killed on Dec. 30, said the Patriot Guard Riders, a nonprofit group of motorcyclists who ride in honor of U.S. troops.
The riders said they'd been asked to participate in the former Fort Lewis soldier's memorial services.
The group said Parisi is a 27-year Army veteran who served overseas in Mauritania, Philippines, Iraq, Bosnia, Rwanda, Southeast Asia,Kenya and Afghanistan, during which he earned several honors, including the Bronze Star.
The blast inside a CIA base killed seven CIA employees - four officers and three contracted security guards - and a Jordanian intelligence officer, Ali bin Zaid, according to a second former U.S. intelligence official.
An al-Qaida group has claimed responsibility for the attack, and officials said a Jordanian double agent is believed to have been the bomber.
Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi, a 32-year old doctor, was not searched for bombs when he entered Camp Chapman, officails said.
He detonated the explosive shortly after his debriefing began.
Paresi, a Portland native, is survived by his wife and two daughters.
His wife, MindyLou Paresi, was at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware Tuesday to meet the flag-draped coffin. She told The News Tribune her husband was closest to the blast.
A wake for Paresi is set for 6 p.m. Friday at Evergreen Memorial Gardens in Vancouver with burial Saturday at Willamette National Cemetery near Portland.