Staff Sgt. James McClintock of Sweet Home, who was burned by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on Dec. 5, which killed another Oregon soldier, is on the mend, his mother said Monday.
Linda Paddock of Sweet Home said McClintock, 35, is at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas, healing from burns on his right side and nerve damage to his right leg.
“The doctor said he’s doing better than they expected,” Paddock said. “They…