19-Year-Old Was Franklin Graduate
PORTLAND -- A 19-year-old Portland man was killed over the weekend when his Humvee crashed into another heavy vehicle during a sandstorm in the Persian Gulf. Army Reserve Specialist Brandon Tobler was killed Saturday as his convoy made its way to Baghdad. He was assigned to the 671st Engineer Brigade in Portland.
Tobler's uncle, Scott Tom, says Tobler joined the Army Reserves to pay for college.
He says Tobler dreamed of returning home to go to college and perhaps become a policeman. He also was interested in attending art school.
Tobler graduated from Franklin High School in Portland.
Tobler's uncle also says another female solider in the Humvee was critically injured in that accident
