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Dying hero worried all the good on-ramps already named

Dying hero worried all the good on-ramps already named

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Oct 05, 2022
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AFGHANISTAN – Army Sgt. First Class Derrik Dillon, watching the world fade away from him after suffering fatal injuries from an IED explosion, spent his last moments on Earth hoping that all the good on-ramps and bridges weren’t already named after fallen heroes.

“A bridge would be nice,” Dillon said to the Chaplain administering last rites. “Of course, …

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