Local paper Front Page–Bomb in Afghanistan kills man known for fun spirit, strong sense of duty

A soldier from North Charleston — whose family said he’d been in Afghanistan for just a few days — was killed along with three other troops Monday when a roadside bomb exploded in the southern part of the country.

The family of Army Pvt. Cheziray Pressley, 21, remembers him as a soldier dedicated to the service and as a son who loved to cut up and make others laugh.

“He was a fun-loving young man,” his father, Raymond Pressley said Wednesday, moments before he was to board a plane destined for Dover, Del., to await the return of his son’s body.

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One comment on “Local paper Front Page–Bomb in Afghanistan kills man known for fun spirit, strong sense of duty

  1. Ad Orientem says:

    Memory Eternal!