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Gold Star widow recounts taking grim phone call from 'very gracious' President Trump
Fox News ^ | October 25, 2017 | Trace Gallagher

Posted on 10/26/2017 3:03:48 PM PDT by EdnaMode

ichelle Black is primarily focusing on her 9- and 11-year-old sons these days. She said she’s making sure, in the wake of their father’s death, they are physically and emotionally OK.

Special Forces soldier Bryan Black was among four soldiers killed in Niger earlier this month during a mission that remains somewhat unclear. The military is still trying to determine if the soldiers were randomly targeted or if they were led into an overwhelming ambush.

Michelle Black wants the nation to know her husband was more than a Special Forces soldier. He was also a master chess player and avid sportsman, she said, who spoke three languages, including Arabic and the local dialect in Niger, which made him something of a celebrity among his unit. She says most of all, he was an amazing husband and father.

“I know that I married a true hero, whether it would’ve been on the battlefield or just in life in general. When you have true moral integrity and you care that much for other people that you’re willing to put your life on the line,” she said, “you’re a hero whether it’s over there or here.”

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bryanblack; michelleblack; niger; trump
RIP to Bryan Black, a true hero, and condolences to Michelle Black for her loss. Thank you for sharing this story during such a difficult time. And thank you President Trump for your kind words.
1 posted on 10/26/2017 3:03:48 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: EdnaMode

Cue the Democrat claims that it was because Staff Sargent Black was a white man and Sargent Johnson was black in three...two...one...


2 posted on 10/26/2017 3:10:20 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: EdnaMode

He left his mark on this world by the two fine sons he left behind and by choosing an incredibly strong woman to be their mother. Rest In Peace Bryan, job well done.


3 posted on 10/26/2017 3:20:19 PM PDT by McGavin999 ("The press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood."Thomas Jefferson)
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To: EdnaMode

RIP to Bryan Black, a true hero, and condolences to Michelle Black for her loss. Thank you for sharing this story during such a difficult time. And thank you President Trump for your kind words.

I totally agree


4 posted on 10/26/2017 5:40:01 PM PDT by Dawgreg (Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.)
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