Friday, March 30, 2012

A Soldier's Ultimate Sacrifice


‘Hero’ U.S. Soldier Gives Life to Save Afghan Girl -- ABC News

It is a compelling war-zone story of heroism of a U.S. soldier who gave his own life to save an Afghan girl from certain injury.

Sgt. Dennis Weichel, 29, died in Afghanistan last week as he lifted an Afghan girl who was in the path of a large military vehicle barreling down a road.

Weichel, a Rhode Island National Guardsman, was riding along in a convoy in Laghman Province in eastern Afghanistan when some children were spotted on the road ahead.

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My Comment: Our prayers are with his family and loved ones.

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