Morning Reading, April 16: Soldier's last act was a selfless one
Published: April 16, 2010
Staff Sgt. Thomas H. Oakley was driving home from work on Wednesday when came across a car accident on autobahn A73 near Bamberg, Germany. He could have kept going, drive right past like so many others would have.
But he didn't. He stopped to help.
Sadly, while Oakley was pushing one of the disabled vehicles out of the left lane and onto the shoulder, another vehicle -- trying to pass a big rig -- came into the lane and struck Oakley and the disabled car. Oakley died at the scene.
He was 33 years old and left behind a wife and two children. A member of the 172nd Infantry Brigade, he had returned in November from an Iraq deployment. A memorial service is tentatively scheduled for next week in Schweinfurt.
The Links:
Army IDs soldier killed while trying to aid at accident scene (Stars and Stripes)
Preparations for Kandahar offensive continue with wary locals (Stars and Stripes)
As Cyber Command nominee looks to future, not much is certain (Stars and Stripes)
Investigators: External explosion likely sunk South Korean ship (Stars and Stripes)
Ex-NSA official allegedly leaked material to media (The Washington Post)
Navy honors officer 50 years after voyage to ocean depths (The Washington Post)
U.S. contractors failed to teach Afghan police to adjust AK-47 sights (McClatchy Newspapers)
Iraq awash in phony U.S. money, and officials suspect Iran (McClatchy Newspapers)
On military awards, and perceptions of them (NYT "At War" blog)
