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(2,410 posts) Tue Feb 20, 2018, 03:01 PM Feb 2018

Florida shooting: West Point admits murdered hero [View all]

Source: The BBC (on-line)

A reserves trainee who died helping other students escape a Florida school shooting has been posthumously accepted to a prestigious US military school.

Peter Wang, 15, who was one of 17 killed in the 14 February attack, was admitted to the class of 2025 at his dream school, West Point Academy.

He was a member of the US Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC), a school programme for potential US military officers.

His funeral took place on Tuesday.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43132215

What a soldier he would have been.

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Florida shooting: West Point admits murdered hero [View all] B Stieg Feb 2018 OP

This made me cry ellie Feb 2018 #1

The whole thing makes me cry pazzyanne Feb 2018 #3

Me, too janterry Feb 2018 #9

This is what gun violence stole from us. Jedi Guy Feb 2018 #2

That is an asinine idea. pazzyanne Feb 2018 #5

Absolutely correct. Jedi Guy Feb 2018 #7

Thank you West Point. n/t rainin Feb 2018 #4

What could have been but was taken far too soon.... magicarpet Feb 2018 #6

abcnews.com/ had a way to just send your name to them and he needs quite onecent Feb 2018 #8

... SunSeeker Feb 2018 #10

I love this story. iluvtennis Feb 2018 #11

Not just a soldier sagetea Feb 2018 #12

He and the others who died could have done many things. TNNurse Feb 2018 #13

All JROTCs Killed Are Awarded Medal of Heroism AnnieBW Feb 2018 #14

The killer was also in JROTC TomVilmer Feb 2018 #15

I hope that it was not your intent to lessen the heroism of the three cadets. TomSlick Feb 2018 #16

Yes, they were real heroes that day TomVilmer Feb 2018 #17

From my experience, military service doesn't make people disposed to selfless service. TomSlick Feb 2018 #18