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If true, this reminds me of the story of US Army General Bolivar Buckner from World War II, who was mortally wounded by Japanese artillery in the Okinawa campaign. Buckner Bay in Okinawa is named after him, if I can recall correctly.
International Business Times
International Business Times
US Major General Killed In Afghanistan Is Highest-Ranking Officer To Die In Afghan War
By Howard Koplowitz@howardkoplowitzh.koplowitz@ibtimes.com
on August 05 2014 10:35 AM
A major general of the U.S. Army was the highest-ranking member of the military to be killed in Afghanistan since the start of the war when he was shot at close range Tuesday at a military training academy near Kabul, the New York Times reported. If confirmed, the major general is the highest-ranking officer to be killed since the Vietnam War.
Officials gave few details about the shooting, only telling the Times that an “incident” occurred at the Afghan National Army Officer Academy. The academy is located in Camp Qargha.
The Afghan International Security Assistance Force, a NATO-led coalition comprised of 48 countries, said in a statement that it was "assessing the situation."
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