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Eric O'Hara, 24, a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, died on February 28, 2008. O'Hara is the step-brother of The Hills star Heidi Montag. He fell off the roof of a hotel he was working at in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The 24-year-old veteran was recently discharged from the Army's 82nd Airborne Division, where he served 2 tours and lead 80 missions. David Preston told the Rocky Mountain News "having made it through 15 months in Iraq, and then to have this happen ... it's really tough".
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Fast Facts
- Age: 24
- Graduated Steamboat Springs High School
- Joined the army after September 11, 2001
- Worked at Steamboat Grand Resort Hotel
- Served the 82nd Airborne
- In combat for 15 months
- Planned on a career in finance
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- E! Online: Heidi Speaks to Her Pain (March 4, 2008)
- TMZ.com: Heidi Montag's Step Brother Dies in Accident (March 3, 2008)
- The Rocky Mountain News: Soldiers gathering to say goodbye (February 29, 2008)
- "The irony that he survived battle but lost his life in a freak accident back home is making the loss even more unfathomable for O'Hara's family."
- Craig Daily Press: O Hara remembered as a true hero (March 3, 2008)
- "In his two tours of duty with the 82nd Airborne Division, O Hara led 80 missions in Iraq and Afghanistan and was cited three times for bravery"
- The Denver Post: Comrades salute Iraq veteran killed in fall at hotel (March 3, 2008)
- "O Hara served in Iraq for 15 months and was recently released from the Army. He was planning to attend the University of Colorado at Boulder with hopes of becoming a stockbroker"
- People.com: Freak Accident Claims Heidi Montag's Stepbrother (March 3, 2008)
- PageSix: Heidi Montag's Brother Dies (March 3, 2008)
- Usmagazine.com: Heidi Montag on Step Brother: "I Loved Him More Than Anything" (March 3, 2008)
- Usmagazine.com: Heidi Montags Stepbrother to Be Buried With Full Military Honors (March 4, 2008)
- US Magazine interviewed a grieving Montag who was quoted as saying "I just loved him more than anything, He couldn't wait to meet Spencer. He was very much a brother to me, He called me his sister, not his step-sister. He was always like, 'I love you! I have to meet Spencer and make sure he's cool to you!' Just like a brother."
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