Tonight on the CBS Evening News during the daily segment called American Heros honoring those who have given their lives as part of Operations Enduring Freedon and Iraqi Freedom, CBS honored Army 1st Lt. Aaron Seesan, King Point Class of 2003.
Here is a link to the story below with a picture of Seesan at graduation being sworn in to the United States Army.
http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_fullstory.asp?id=35351
MASSILLON -- The body of First Lieutenant Aaron Seesan was flown back to the U.S. Monday night. Seesan is from Massillon. He died from injuries he sustained in an explosion near Mosul.
Seesan is being called a hero.
“When he made a commitment he would follow through on it to the end,” said Tom Seesan, father.
Seesan had been serving with the Army Corp of engineers in Iraq, since he graduated from the Merchant Marine Academy in February.
He was looking forward to coming home in October.
“Because being a true Massillon tiger fan, he said, dad I’ll be home before the Massillon McKinley football game,” said Tom Seesan.
Seesan’s job with the 73rd Engineering Company in Iraq was to make it safer for others, finding and clearing out roadside mines and explosives.
“He and his men were on a mission they’d done 100’s of times before,” said Tom Seesan.
But this time, something went terrible wrong. On Saturday, a mine exploded causing Seesun’s vehicle to ignite. The 24-year old suffered 3rd degree burns over 80 percent of his body.
“His commanding officer told us that when his men got to him, he was conscious,” said Tom Seesan. “And even though he was severely wounded, he was directing his men to tend to the wounds of the other people in the company.”
Seesan died on Sunday, forcing his mother to open an envelope her son gave her before he shipped out, his will.
“He had a dry sense of humor, but also a serious side,” said Chiquita Seesan, mother. “He liked to joke among his family members and friends.”
They are family and friends who must now gather to remember a fallen soldier.
The family was told that two other soldiers also died in the explosion.
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