Another story that stings the soul. He died saving her from an armored vehicle she dashed in front of while collecting brass casings. He himself was a father to 3 small children.
I don’t care if anyone replies, just take a moment to remember Sgt. Dennis Weichel.
What a courageous thing to do. I’m surprised this is getting any media attention, usually it’s about soldiers torturing and killing innocent civs.
RIP, Sgt. Your service will not be forgotten. You gave the ultimate sacrifice; your life… For someone you knew not. May God bless your family, especially your little ones, and may they feel your love every day of their lives. Thank you, Sir., for your willingness to lay your own life down for the sake of another.
Prayer sent for SGT Weichel and his family. I can think of no more honorable sacrifice for a warrior.
I hope his family, friends and fellow Soldiers find comfort and strength during their time of loss. 
R.I.P.
Nothing more honorable than giving your life for another. The best wishes to his family, friends and fellow soldiers.
truly selfless.
RIP Sgt. Weichel.
RIP SGT.
I think his selfless actions reflect what the majority of US troops would do as well. The media is out to paint us as monsters, but as this man has just shown, there are great men among us.
Couldn’t have said it better.
A sheepdog if there ever was one.
God bless you and may you rest in peace Sgt Weichel.
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” - John 15:13
RIP SGT Dennis Weichel. Prayers to you and your loved ones.
And this little girl was a total stranger. . . truly exemplary behavior. Except for the part of getting crushed by an armored vehicle, that is the way to go if one has to go: saving a little child.
Was it well done?
Yes.
Portraying soldiers as “no different” from terrorists fits the agenda and interests of most media more than soldiers saving children. If you ran all the stories of soldiers who risked their lives for fellow soldiers and civilian bystanders you’d need a 24 hour news feed to just for those incidents.
Additionally, even if you did put this on CNN, people would just start with the “it’s all about deflection” and would be complete with idiotic conspiracy stories like the whole thing was staged and the soldier was “expended” for the benefit of some larger conspiracy.
Yea. The Media would rather focus on some Marines peeing rather than on the generally exemplary acts exhibited by the majority of our service members.
Perhaps you should stop to think for a second…
What Sgt. Weichel did is admirable, but the actions of this one soldier do not make up for the acts of torture and murder that other soldiers commit.
I’m glad to know that there are still some decent people that will die while protecting life, rather than going out of their way to torture and kill, but any number of acts of selflessness like this don’t make it OK for the occasions when a soldier shoots an unarmed civilian, or urinates on a corpse.
That works both ways, and I think that is the only point people are making.
May you Rest in Peace Sgt. Weichel. Prayer sent.
His “politics” aren’t fucked up.
He was saying he’s glad to see a selfless hero get some recognition, admiration and respect after the scores of stories about troops doing various awful things. (peeing on dead enemies, killing 17 non combatants)
I agree with him. It IS nice to see a story like this. Granted, I wish it could have turned out better for the Sgt.
Rest in peace.
Well thanks for that clarification, but nowhere in his post did I see and endorsement of such actions. Maybe save the rant for a thread where something along those lines actually occurs because it’s totally out of place here.
Really? You had to post your drivel on the thread meant to honor SGT Weichel? Fucking amazing!! :mad: