JOHN  J  BORIA
of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
An Air Force Officer whose parents lived in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Died in Iraq. John J Boria was a loving son who Never gave his parents any problems. He was a nice young man, very intelligent. He was always there to help out.
Boria graduated from Union High School in Broken Arrow, OK in the early 1990's. I think his desire was to always go into the military said Lynne Caroon.
Boria graduated from the Air Force Academy.
Caption John Boria died on a Sunday from injuries he suffered on August 31, in a non-combat recreational vehicle accident in Doha, Qatar. He died on September 6, 2004. John Jr. and Wanda Boria, and their other son Joey, were in Doha at the Daptain's bedside when he died after having been kept alive on life support.
At the end of his life came the possibility that others lives might be extended. John J Boria was an organ donor. His kidneys were made available for other patients at the Hamad General Hospital in Doha.
Arrangements were made to fly his heart to Saudia Arabia, and plans were discussed on how to help others through his liver and other organs.
John Boria was a pilot and snstructor for refueling missions flown in the Iraq War Theater. He was a member of the 911th Refueling Squadron from Grand Forks Air Force BAse, N. D., and was deployed to Qatar in June. He was scheduled to be home the next week.
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John J Boria
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
died September 6, 2004
29 years old
Air Force Caption
assigned to 911th Air Refueling Squadron, Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota