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Reports that Gov. Mitch Daniels is visiting Hoosier troops in Iraq could not be confirmed with his office, but spokeswoman Jane Jankowski said that he is "overseas." Jankowski said that Daniels will be visiting troops. He will be talking to the media sometime Tuesday. In relate news. A soldier from Nappannee has died of injuries suffered in a January roadside bomb explosion in Baghdad, according to the Associated Press. The soldier’s family and a funeral home say that 48-year-old Staff Sgt. James P. Snyder died May 10 at Fort Benning, Ga., where he was recovering from his injuries. His mother, Donna Snyder, says her son was on his third tour of duty in Iraq. He also served in the first Gulf War and had 21 months left before his retirement. She said her son had six surgeries in three weeks after his injuries and had metal rods inserted in his legs. Snyder is survived by a wife and three teenage children. A graveside service is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at Syracuse Cemetery. Daniels is shown here swearing in Indiana National Guard troops in Iraq. (Photo courtesy of Gov. Daniels)
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