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Old 03-29-2012, 03:49 PM
 
Location: Lafayette, Louisiana
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World News - US soldier dies saving Afghan girl
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Old 03-29-2012, 04:13 PM
 
Location: Pensacola, Florida
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Very sad. Thoughts and prayers to his family. Thanks for your service Spc. Weichel. RIP.
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Old 03-29-2012, 04:15 PM
 
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God Bless
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Old 03-29-2012, 04:18 PM
 
Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
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It's an act like this that makes Americans and America special, I hope we never give in to those who would have us sink to the level of our enemies.

RIP and Godspeed
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Old 03-29-2012, 04:44 PM
 
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It's an act like this that makes Americans and America special, I hope we never give in to those who would have us sink to the level of our enemies.

RIP and Godspeed
Hypocrisy on steroids.
An individual performed a heroic deed and paid the ultimate price R.I.P.
because our mission of occupy and destroy in a country that has posed us no direct threat is just as barbaric as any throughout history.
America is special? lol How many women and children has our government killed in its wars without objective?

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Old 03-29-2012, 04:46 PM
 
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He's a hero.
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Old 03-29-2012, 04:48 PM
 
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May God bless him and his family.

There are some people who are just tremendous, special human beings. Spc. Weichel was one of them. May he rest in peace.
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Old 03-29-2012, 05:39 PM
 
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I actually remember seeing the video of him surprising his kids, may he rest in peace.
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Old 03-29-2012, 05:54 PM
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It's an act like this that makes Americans and America special, I hope we never give in to those who would have us sink to the level of our enemies.

RIP and Godspeed
The soldier died saving the girl from a convoy of vehicles that were only there due to our occupation of her country. Not exactly something to be proud of when a member of our armed forces saves a girl from being ran over by other members of the same occupying army.

I also wouldn't think that saving one child makes up in any way for the 100s of thousands of innocent civilians that have been killed, injured and otherwise harmed by our warmongering.
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Old 03-29-2012, 05:59 PM
 
Location: Texas
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It's a tremendous sacrifice and testament to one's character to lay down one's life so that another human being, especially a child may live.

God's speed Sgt. Weichel. God's speed.
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