The ultimate sacrifice. From Daily Mail: A West Point cadet who died after rescuing a drowning swimmer off a Long Island beach was buried on the Fourth of July, which would have marked his 19th birthday. Thomas Surdyke, who was a rising sophomore at the military academy, was remembered for upholding ‘the highest level of […]

via West Point cadet who was born on the Fourth of July is buried on his birthday after he saved a stranger from drowning — Fellowship of the Minds

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May God have a special place for him in heaven.

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