Disc Golfing Greenville Soldier Killed In Afghanistan
January 15, 2010
An American soldier with Greenville roots named Geoff Whitsett was killed in Afghanistan this week.
Here’s the verbatim report for WYFF 4′s Nigel Robertson aired Thursday night :
GREENVILLE NATIVE… GEOFF WHITSITT A MEMBER OF THE ARMY’S 118th AIRBORNE DIVISION… WAS IN A HUMVEE IN AFGHANISTAN WHEN IT WAS BLOWN UP, KILLING WHITSITT AND TWO OTHERS.
NOW THROUGH HIS FACEBOOK PAGE… SO MANY ARE POSTING MESSAGES OF LOVE.
KEITH HODGES… FROM NORTH HILLS COMMUNITY CHURCH WAS WHITSITT’S YOUTH PASTOR WHEN HE WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.
“we just kind of became friends and so we actually began meeting pretty regularly,” Hodges said.
HODGES… REMEMBERS THE YOUNG MAN, WHO HE SAYS LOVED FRISBEE GOLF... ALWAYS WORE A MILITARY SHIRT, AND TRULY KNEW THAT HE WANTED TO GO INTO THE SERVICE.
Please join us at Upstate Frolfer and everyone who ever had the pleasure of knowing this young man, in taking a moment to reflect on his sacrifice.
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