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‘Do better’: Second bear attack at Alaska base renews St. Augustine family’s calls for military reform after son’s death
Read full article: ‘Do better’: Second bear attack at Alaska base renews St. Augustine family’s calls for military reform after son’s deathTwo U.S. soldiers are recovering after a bear attacked them during a training exercise near a military installation in Anchorage, Alaska. For one St. Augustine family, the news is ripping open a wound that never fully healed.
‘Grateful I had him for 30 years’: Local family looks back 1 year after son killed by bear on Alaska Army base
Read full article: ‘Grateful I had him for 30 years’: Local family looks back 1 year after son killed by bear on Alaska Army baseThis week marked one year since Northeast Florida native U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Seth Plant was killed in a bear attack on a base in Alaska. He was 30 years old.
‘He could steal your heart’: Family, friends say goodbye to soldier killed by bear in Alaska
Read full article: ‘He could steal your heart’: Family, friends say goodbye to soldier killed by bear in AlaskaThe Palatka-born Army paratrooper, who lived in St. Augustine, survived serving in Afghanistan before he was killed May 10 while training with a small group in a remote part of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.
Family of local soldier killed by a bear in Alaska invites people to pay their respects
Read full article: Family of local soldier killed by a bear in Alaska invites people to pay their respectsThe family of a local soldier killed by a bear in Alaska invites people across Northeast Florida to come out Monday and pay their respects.
‘He was a true patriot’: Family remembers Army sergeant from St. Augustine killed by bear in Alaska
Read full article: ‘He was a true patriot’: Family remembers Army sergeant from St. Augustine killed by bear in AlaskaHe was identified by his family as U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Seth Plant. He was 30 years old.