Family Mourns Son Killed In Afghanistan
Daniel Petithory Family Says He Always Wanted To Be In The Army
POSTED: 6:06 am EST December 6,
2001
UPDATED: 7:35 am EST December 6,
2001
BOSTON -- A soldier from Massachusetts, Sgt. First Class Daniel Petithory, 32, and two other Green Berets, were killed by a misguided U.S. bomb in Afghanistan.
About 20 other soldiers were injured.Petithory, an Army communications specialist, was from Cheshire, Mass. NewsCenter 5's Marnie MacLean reported that his family is grieving, but they are remembering their son and brother with pride as a hero who, even as a boy, always wanted to be in the Army.
"He was the most special person in the world to me, and I will miss him terribly," his sister, Nicole Petithory said.She said her brother was an incredible human being, intelligent, humorous and kind. Wednesday afternoon, two soldiers broke the news to the family that Daniel Petithory was killed when a U.S. bomb missed its Taliban target north of Kanduhar.His family is experiencing great sadness, mixed with pride."That's part of what's helping me through this is knowing that that was my brother out there and he was doing his job and that's my brother, he was a hero. And I know that's how he would have wanted to go," Nicole Petithory said.
The flag at Cheshire Town Hall was flying at half mast. The monument that honors all the Cheshire soldiers who have died serving their country will soon bear another name. It's a sacrifice that Petithory's family wants everyone to think about."I want everyone in America to know that my brother is a hero. And what he did over there, what his colleagues and comrades are doing, is for the greater good, and I'm proud and everyone else should be proud. Because we live in a great country, and it's because of people like my brother that we can keep this country as great as it is," Nicole Petithory said.Even though her brother was killed by "friendly fire", Petithory said her family is not placing blame on the military. They said that what happened is a tragedy and it won't solve anything to point angry fingers in any direction.Petithory was single and did not have any children. He was stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky.
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The flag at Cheshire Town Hall was flying at half mast. The monument that honors all the Cheshire soldiers who have died serving their country will soon bear another name. It's a sacrifice that Petithory's family wants everyone to think about."I want everyone in America to know that my brother is a hero. And what he did over there, what his colleagues and comrades are doing, is for the greater good, and I'm proud and everyone else should be proud. Because we live in a great country, and it's because of people like my brother that we can keep this country as great as it is," Nicole Petithory said.Even though her brother was killed by "friendly fire", Petithory said her family is not placing blame on the military. They said that what happened is a tragedy and it won't solve anything to point angry fingers in any direction.Petithory was single and did not have any children. He was stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky. Previous Stories:
- December 6, 2001: Cheshire Man One Of 3 Soldiers Killed
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