Rhode Island Guardsman died saving Afghan girl

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(CNN) -- After the news of a U.S. soldier charged with murdering Afghan civilians, mostly women and children, the story of Spc. Dennis Weichel of the Rhode Island National Guard bears telling.

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According to the Rhode Island National Guard and the U.S. Army, Weichel was in a convoy a week ago with his unit in Laghman Province, in northeast Afghanistan. Some children were in the road in front of the convoy, and Weichel and other troops got out to move them out of the way.

Most of the children moved, but one little girl went back to pick up some brass shell casings in the road. Afghan civilians often recycle the casings, and the girl appeared to aim to do that. But a Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle was moving toward her, according to Lt. Col. Denis Riel of the Rhode Island National Guard.

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Weichel saw massive truck bearing down on the girl and grabbed her out of the way. But in the process, the armored truck ran him over, Riel said.

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http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/28/us/rhode-island-guard-death/index.html

[slampoet]

1. What the mainstream media never tells is that the RI Guard trained the MP's in Iraq.....

...Including the ones at Abu Ghraib

Also I hate to say this, but Rhode Island is FAMOUS for its citizens not knowing how to cross the street. Even the former first lady got hit not looking when she crossed the street.


But in the end the most SHAMEFUL thing is the reporter daring to mention the murder of 16 civilians 9 of which were children, like this makes it even.

[cali]

2. actually, I find your post shameful.

and disgusting. oh and sick as shit, honey.