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Fallen Hero - Update

Posted by Cyber Pastor on Monday, June 18, 2007 12:54:37 PM
 
This fallen hero may not be from Hope, but we will treat him as one of our own and line the streets between the funeral home and the cemetary to show our respect for him giving the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.

Funeral later in week for Sgt


Staff Reports

HOPE — The funeral for a fallen soldier who will be buried in Hope is expected to take place at the end of this week, according to family members.

Staff Sgt. Michael A. Bechert, formerly of Greenwood, will be buried in Hope Moravian Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Norman Funeral Home in Hope.
Bechert, who was serving in Iraq with the U.S. Army, was injured during a Humvee attack near Baghdad on May 30, according to Norman Funeral Home. He was transferred to Fort Sam Houston Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, where he died on June 14, according to his grandmother, Doris Bechert.

She said he will be buried in one of several family plots at Hope Moravian Cemetery. His mother, who died in her 20s, also is buried at the cemetery.

The Republic on Sunday incorrectly reported information from the funeral home that Bechert was from Hope. Doris Bechert said she knew of no family members in the Hope area.

Most recently, Michael Bechert lived in Germany with his wife, Daniela, and their 20-month-old son.
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