Fair winds and following seas, Ranger. Prayers out to your family.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-mn-minnesotasoldier-,0,3117233.storyIll. woman receives heart from dead Minn. soldier
ROSEMOUNT, Minn. - Army Ranger Benjamin Kopp died last month after being wounded in Afghanistan, but a part of the Minnesota soldier lives on.
His family agreed to donate his organs, and now a 57-year-old Chicago woman feels privileged to have received the Rosemount soldier's heart.
Judy Meikle says she got a call about Kopp's death two weeks ago from the soldier's cousin, who's her close friend. His heart was a perfect match for Meikle.
She says she now has the heart of an Army Ranger who's a bona fide hero.
wow....
This past weekend, WWE Hall of Famer Sgt. Slaughter attended the funeral of his nephew, Army Ranger Cpl. Benjamin Stephen Kopp. The 21-year-old serviceman died as a result of his wounds on July 18, eight days after his unit was attacked by a Taliban safe haven.