ROSEBURG, Ore. — A Marine from Roseburg was among 31 soldiers killed this week when a military transport helicopter crashed in western Iraq, family members said Thursday.Cpl. James Lee Moore, 24, is the 38th person with Oregon ties to die in Iraq or Afghanistan. Members of Moore's family said he had been inside the helicopter along with 29 other Marines and one sailor, all but four of whom were from a Marine Corps base in Kailua, Hawaii.The cause of the crash is unknown. Military officials said there was severe weather in the desert the helicopter was flying through.The Roseburg native has been in Iraq since late summer, according to the Roseburg News-Review, which first reported his death. He is a 1999 graduate of Roseburg high school.His family heard of his death on Wednesday night, when several Marines came to their door, his stepmother, Suzanne Moore, told The Associated Press."It still hasn't sunk in," she said. "We can't get past, ‘We regret to inform you."'James Moore was expected home by May or June, his stepmother said, and last spoke to his family on the phone on Christmas morning. When his time in the Marines was up, Moore had thought of going to Montana to train to become a hunting or fishing guide, his stepmother said."James was just an awesome kind of person," Suzanne Moore said. "He could come over and just show up out of the blue, bring you a cappuccino and know exactly how you like it. He was really generous, really good."James Moore enlisted in the Marine Corps shortly after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Suzanne Moore said, following in the path of his step-brother."He wanted to make a difference," Suzanne Moore said of her step-son. "He was proud of what he was doing. He thought they were doing the right things and a good job. And we support that. James would want us to support his brothers. That's what he calls everyone fighting there."