{"id":91997,"date":"2019-10-17T08:05:38","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T12:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=91997"},"modified":"2019-10-16T20:49:09","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T00:49:09","slug":"msg-mark-allen-dies-of-wounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=91997","title":{"rendered":"MSG Mark Allen Dies of Wounds"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Sun<\/a> (UK) reports that Master Sgt Mark Allen, 46, has died of wounds he recieved 10 years ago while engaged in a firefight with the Taliban.\u00a0 Allen was searching for US Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

Bergdahl had\u00a0abandoned his sentry post, wandered off and got lost\u00a0before being picked up by militiamen in June 2009.<\/p>\n

He was held for five years before being handed over by the Taliban in a controversial prisoner swap in 2014.<\/p>\n

One of those who risked his life looking for him was senior National Guard soldier Allen, who spent the next decade in a wheelchair unable to speak.<\/p>\n

An obituary says he died on Saturday in Loganville, Georgia, “from complications of an injury sustained while serving in Afghanistan”.<\/p>\n

His wife Shannon Allen said on Facebook: “I’m heartbroken to let you all know that my husband passed away peacefully yesterday morning with his family by his side.<\/p>\n

“Over ten years ago, he sustained a severe head injury while serving in Afghanistan, which caused him lifelong health problems.<\/p>\n

“These past few months, he has faced some significant illnesses, and his body was finally ready to rest.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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When they say that servicemen and women make sacrifices for our freedom, it is an understatement in this case.\u00a0 Bowe Bergdahl walks free today due to a lot of diplomatic and military efforts, not to mention “the trade.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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