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Mar 7, 2007 1:23 pm US/Eastern

N.H. Soldier Killed In Humvee Explosion

NEWPORT, N.H. (WBZ) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 3: Justin Rollins had recently re-enlisted in the Army for four years.
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Click to enlarge 2 of 3: Rollins and his dog, Kayla.
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A soldier from Newport, New Hampshire died Monday in Iraq.

Army Spc. Justin Rollins, 22, was killed along with five other soldiers in a Humvee explosion north of Baghdad.

"It's devastating," Jon Rollins told the Union Leader. "No family should have to go through this ... He's only 22, my little brother, and they took him. He's a hero though. He's a hero, and he'll be remembered as a hero."

Rollins was a member of the 82nd Airborne Division.

Skip Rollins says his son was scheduled to come home in about three weeks, and planned to propose to girlfriend Brittney Murray. Justin had recently purchased a diamond ring for Murray.

"We love Brittany like she was our own daughter," Skip Rollins said. "We were looking forward to having her as our daughter-in-law."

He said his son also recently told him in a telephone call from Iraq that he thought there was no higher honor than to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. That's where he'll be buried after a service in Newport.