Archived story — This article was published in April 2012 and is preserved as part of the University's news archive. Information in this story was accurate at the time of publication but may no longer be current.

BGSU alumni, student casualties of Afghan attack

BOWLING GREEN, O.—A Bowling Green State University alumnus was killed, another was injured, and a former student was also injured in the April 4 suicide bombing in Afghanistan.

  • Sgt. 1st Class Shawn T. Hannon was killed. Hannon graduated in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in political science.
  • First Lt. Christopher Rosebrock, a 2008 graduate of the College of Business, was wounded.
  • Specialist Austin Weigle, a former student from Bryan, Ohio, was also injured. Weigle, a freshman, was enrolled at BGSU last fall studying pre-nursing when he was called to active duty.

The University community is saddened by this news.

 

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(Posted April 09, 2012 )

Updated: 12/02/2017 05:58AM