I know this Soldier. I served w/him in the Mass. Guard. There will be a spaghetti supper at the K of C on Granby Rd. in Chicopee Sunday, 1500-1800hrs. Tickets $15.00.
There is a fund set up also. I talked to his brother yesterday.
SFC.Kevin A.Dupont Fund
c/o Pioneer Valley federal Credit Union
651 Hanger Ave.
Box 34, Westover ARB, Ma. 01022
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Sergeant First Class Kevin A. Dupont is a 52 year old Chicopee native and a
> Massachusetts Army National Guardsman. He was wounded on March 8th 2009 while
> riding in a convoy of vehicles in Afghanistan near the Pakistan border. His
> Humvee was destroyed in a fiery explosion by and improvised explosive device.
>
> The blast killed the Soldier driving, and wounded a California Army National
> Guardsman with second degree burns. Kevin fought his way out of the command
> seat of the vehicle and emerged completely engulfed in flames. The following
> vehicle raced forward and put Kevin out with a fire extinguisher. Kevin's
> injuries include severe lung damage, and deep third degree burns to over
> sixty-five percent of his body including his face, hands and legs.
>
> SFC Dupont will be recovering at the BAMC in San Antonio for the next two to
> three years and a fundraiser has been organized to help offset the cost of
> airfare and lodging for Kevin's family to visit often and be at his bedside.
There is a fund set up also. I talked to his brother yesterday.
SFC.Kevin A.Dupont Fund
c/o Pioneer Valley federal Credit Union
651 Hanger Ave.
Box 34, Westover ARB, Ma. 01022
*******
Sergeant First Class Kevin A. Dupont is a 52 year old Chicopee native and a
> Massachusetts Army National Guardsman. He was wounded on March 8th 2009 while
> riding in a convoy of vehicles in Afghanistan near the Pakistan border. His
> Humvee was destroyed in a fiery explosion by and improvised explosive device.
>
> The blast killed the Soldier driving, and wounded a California Army National
> Guardsman with second degree burns. Kevin fought his way out of the command
> seat of the vehicle and emerged completely engulfed in flames. The following
> vehicle raced forward and put Kevin out with a fire extinguisher. Kevin's
> injuries include severe lung damage, and deep third degree burns to over
> sixty-five percent of his body including his face, hands and legs.
>
> SFC Dupont will be recovering at the BAMC in San Antonio for the next two to
> three years and a fundraiser has been organized to help offset the cost of
> airfare and lodging for Kevin's family to visit often and be at his bedside.