Sailor honored by crew
The Stars & Stripes reports that the crew of the USS George Washington honored the memory of Seaman Apprentice Matthew Snow who stood in the way of his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend and probably saved her life while giving his own in her defense;
Police said [Paul] Charles, [Vanessa] Vandermeeren-Sanchez’s ex-boyfriend and father of her 2-year-old child, broke into her home around noon and began screaming at her, according to the Palm Beach Post. Charles then allegedly stabbed her in the chest and arm.
Snow then fought with Charles and was stabbed three times, according to police cited in the Palm Beach Post.
Charles fled and was later apprehended March 25 after an emergency call reported that a man was standing in the Palm Beach ocean surf with a knife clutched to his chest. Charles threatened suicide during a more than three-hour standoff, after which he surrendered to police, according to media reports.
Vandermeeren-Sanchez survived the stabbing and has been released from the hospital, according to media reports.
“I hope I could show the same courage that he showed when he faced a deadly situation,” said Snow’s division officer, Lt. Thomas Miyano, according to a ship statement. “I admire what he did.”
Category: Real Soldiers
I absolutely despise stories where the shitbag lives and the hero dies. The fact that this story is a true story makes it that much worse.
God bless Seaman Apprentice Snow, his girlfriend, and their families. I hope they can find peace.
It’s too bad that such courage and heroism had to be wasted by a dirtbag.
RIP sailor, RIP. Fair winds and following seas.
May the eternal Peace of Christ follow the families.