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By Kris Gonzalez, correspondent for www.army.mil A Rhode Island National Guard soldier gave his life to save an Afghan child. Sgt. Dennis Weichel Jr. died from injuries sustained when he was struck by an armored fighting vehicle after moving an Afghan boy …
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