Springboro Airman’s Body Returns Home

The body of Staff Sgt. Travis Griffin was returned to the Miami Valley on Wednesday.

His body arrived at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The local airman, from Springboro, was killed last week by a roadside bomb in Iraq.

Griffin died 15 days before the end of his seventh deployment, his fourth in Iraq. He was 28 years old and leaves behind a wife and a 5-year-old son.

The visitation for Griffin will be held on Friday from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Anderson Funeral Home on North Main Street in Springboro.

The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Clearcreek Christian Assembly of God Church in Springboro.