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Soldier from Wis. killed in Afghanistan

By ASSOCIATED PRESS Monday, July 21, 2008 - 5:12 p.m.

ONALASKA — The U.S. Defense Department says a 25-year-old Wisconsin soldier has been killed in Afghanistan.

The military says Army 1st Lt. Nick A. Dewhirst of Onalaska was killed Sunday when his convoy came under attack in the Qalandar District of the Khost Province.

Dewhirst was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell, Ky.

Dewhirst is the seventh Wisconsin resident killed as a result of military service in Afghanistan since 2001.

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RetiredAirForce
Jul 23, 2008 at 2:35 a.m.
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Thank-you for your service Lt.

lakennedy
Jul 22, 2008 at 8:38 p.m.
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My heart goes out to his family. Thank you so much, Lt. Dewhirst. I hope your soul is at peace.

Kleej
Jul 22, 2008 at 1:50 a.m.
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Great posts everyone! This young man along with so many others from our past battles through the centuries to give us the freedoms we have today can never be allowed to die in vain. We need to start teaching our generations their true history and stop allowing the modern day intellects from erasing the truth from the public minds. These fallen heroes, such as Lt. Dewhirst, deserve much better than that. God bless all of our courageous heroes!

shorty7187
Jul 21, 2008 at 10:59 p.m.
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My thoughts and prayers are with the family and those who knew Lt. Dewhirst. Thank you for your service.

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In response to what someone else has written: Islam isn't the issue... its the Islamic extremists. Its unfair to say "Beat Islam" when not everyone who follows Islam is an extremist. There are extremists in every religion....

dw
Jul 21, 2008 at 10:35 p.m.
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Thank you, son...dammit, anyway.

mytake4u
Jul 21, 2008 at 8:22 p.m.

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prevention
Jul 21, 2008 at 7:20 p.m.
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It is a blessing to have wonderful people who are willing to put their lives on the line for us to enjoy the freedoms they fight for!

Thank you to all military personnel and their families!

marymac4
Jul 21, 2008 at 5:35 p.m.
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Another great soldier parishes for his country my prayers to his family.

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