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FOX 47 - TOP STORIES
FORT ATKINSON (WMSN) -- The Fort Atkinson community is mourning the loss of a Marine killed in Afghanistan.
20-year-old Marine Lance Corporal Jacob Meinert died Sunday after a roadside bomb went off near his vehicle.
The news of his death comes just a week after the community welcomed home members of the 32nd brigade based in Fort Atkinson.
Jacob Teed played in the marching band with Jacob Meinert. He says, "We were like brothers.. we got along just great and everything."
Teed says, "I just got the news a couple hours ago, I'm really devastated. I just feel really bad about it."
Jeff Zaspel was Meinert's principal at Fort Atkinson High School.
Zaspel says, "He was a really good young man, just a nice guy. Positive, and upbeat. Just a really really nice guy."
Meinert died Sunday along with an Afghan soldier and a British newspaper reporter.
Another young Marine from San Antonio, Texas died Saturday in Afghanistan.
20-year-old Marine Lance Corporal Jacob Meinert died Sunday after a roadside bomb went off near his vehicle.
The news of his death comes just a week after the community welcomed home members of the 32nd brigade based in Fort Atkinson.
Jacob Teed played in the marching band with Jacob Meinert. He says, "We were like brothers.. we got along just great and everything."
Teed says, "I just got the news a couple hours ago, I'm really devastated. I just feel really bad about it."
Jeff Zaspel was Meinert's principal at Fort Atkinson High School.
Zaspel says, "He was a really good young man, just a nice guy. Positive, and upbeat. Just a really really nice guy."
Meinert died Sunday along with an Afghan soldier and a British newspaper reporter.
Another young Marine from San Antonio, Texas died Saturday in Afghanistan.
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