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By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com PORT HENRY — The sacrifices of American service men and women are painfully obvious in the town of Moriah this Veterans Day weekend. Staff Sgt. Dain Venne, age 29, of Port Henry was killed along with Specialist Brett E. Gornewicz from Alden and Specialist Ryan P. Jayne from Campbell in Paktiya Province, Afghanistan, on Nov. 3, according to the U.S. Department Staff Sgt. of Defense. The men were assigned to the Dain Venne 444th Engineer Company, which is headquartered in Oswego. The unit is an element of the 178th Engineer Battalion of the 412th Theater Engineer Command. Lt. Col. Doril Sanders of the 412th TEC said the men were combat engineers conducting “route-clearing” duties for a convoy when an improvised explosive device blasted their vehicle. Venne had completed an earlier tour of duty in Iraq and was serving one in Afghanistan. He is the son of Brian and Laura (Harris) Venne. Brian Venne is Moriah town justice and a former town trustee. Laura Venne is a teacher at Moriah Central School. “It’s a sad day in the town of Moriah,” Supervisor Tom Scozzafava said. “Our hearts go out to the Venne and Harris families. Dain was a true hero; one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet. He was respected by the entire community. It’s a horrible, horrible tragedy. “It’s a sad day for the entire community,” he added. “When tragedy strikes Moriah comes together and we will now. Moriah is a family.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 16

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Dain Venne, age 29, of Port Henry was killed along with two other U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan Nov. 3. The men were combat engineers conducting “route-clearing” duties for a convoy when an improvised explosive device blasted their vehicle.

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