"Ball and his unit were driving along a road they often patrolled on June 12 when he spotted something unusual. After he got out of the vehicle, he approached the suspicous-looking object and told his unit to stand back, Sharon Ball said."
"He saw something in the road that didn't look right, and when he walked up to see what it was they detonated it," she said.
"Military officials told relatives that Ball's actions prevented others in his unit from being wounded, Sharon Ball said."
"Because he held his men back and walked up there, someone told his wife he had saved his unit's life," she said.
"He saw something in the road that didn't look right, and when he walked up to see what it was they detonated it," she said.
I am so sorry to hear about Ball's death, but is there no procedure for calling out a bomb disposal squad in these situations? If it looks suspicious enough to hold all the other men back, shouldn't the experts deal with it? Heartbreaking.