Staff Sergeant Michael Gabel died on 12 December 2007 from wounds he suffered fighting in Afghanistan. I wrote a tribute here last month. SSG Gabel has once again shown his true character by leaving $20,000 of his life insurance to his unit’s Family Readiness Group.
CASERMA EDERLE, Italy (Army News Service, Jan. 16, 2008) - All Soldiers, especially those who are deploying, want to take care of their families in the event something happens to them, but one NCO took this a step further.
Staff Sgt. Michael Gabel, D Company, 1-503rd Infantry, who died of wounds received in combat Dec. 12, in Afghanistan, donated more than $20,000 of his life insurance to the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team’s rear detachment.
“It isn’t a surprise that [Gabel] donated the money to the rear detachment because of the kind of person he was,” said 1st Sgt. Richard Howell, 173rd South Rear Detachment first sergeant.
Soldiers never cease to amaze me. Sgt Hook out.
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