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Fallen Navy SEAL From Western Pennsylvania

By: CBS News and WTAJ Staff
Updated: December 11, 2012
MONROEVILLE, ALLEGHENY COUNTY -- A Navy SEAL from Monroeville is being hailed a hero.  The body of 28-year-old Nicolas Checque is now back in the USA. 

Checque died during an Afghanistan raid to rescue Doctor Dilip Joseph of Colorado Springs, Colorado.  Pentagon officials said the doctor was in imminent danger of being killed. 

He was rescued unharmed.  But Petty Officer Checque died of a gunshot wound.

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This young man just gave his life for you and his country and you morons are commenting on grammatical errors in the article - shame.

Bob Z. December 14, 2012 at 2:34 am

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