The U.S. Army Ranger killed in an apparent parachuting mishap was a 21-year-old veteran from Massachusetts who recently returned from Afghanistan, officials said Saturday.
Dona served in the 1st Battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment based at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah. He was a combat veteran who returned last month from his first deployment to Afghanistan.
"Chris was an excellent Ranger who consistently displayed great courage and strength -- a true warrior," Lt. Col. Robert J. Harman, the battalion commander, said in a statement. "He was the kind of Ranger everyone wants by their side in a tough situation."
A native of Dudley, Mass., Dona graduated from Shepherd Hill Regional High School. He enlisted in the Army in early 2012.
Dona's father, Paul, said his son was an all-star football player and never drank or used drugs.
"He was a good kid, really. He was a good kid and a smart kid," he said.
Dona served in the 1st Battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment based at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah. He was a combat veteran who returned last month from his first deployment to Afghanistan.
"Chris was an excellent Ranger who consistently displayed great courage and strength -- a true warrior," Lt. Col. Robert J. Harman, the battalion commander, said in a statement. "He was the kind of Ranger everyone wants by their side in a tough situation."
A native of Dudley, Mass., Dona graduated from Shepherd Hill Regional High School. He enlisted in the Army in early 2012.
Dona's father, Paul, said his son was an all-star football player and never drank or used drugs.
"He was a good kid, really. He was a good kid and a smart kid," he said.
The U.S. Army Ranger killed in an apparent parachuting mishap was a 21-year-old veteran from Massachusetts who recently returned from Afghanistan, officials said Saturday.
Dona served in the 1st Battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment based at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah. He was a combat veteran who returned last month from his first deployment to Afghanistan.
"Chris was an excellent Ranger who consistently displayed great courage and strength -- a true warrior," Lt. Col. Robert J. Harman, the battalion commander, said in a statement. "He was the kind of Ranger everyone wants by their side in a tough situation."
A native of Dudley, Mass., Dona graduated from Shepherd Hill Regional High School. He enlisted in the Army in early 2012.
Dona's father, Paul, said his son was an all-star football player and never drank or used drugs.
"He was a good kid, really. He was a good kid and a smart kid," he said.
Dona served in the 1st Battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment based at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah. He was a combat veteran who returned last month from his first deployment to Afghanistan.
"Chris was an excellent Ranger who consistently displayed great courage and strength -- a true warrior," Lt. Col. Robert J. Harman, the battalion commander, said in a statement. "He was the kind of Ranger everyone wants by their side in a tough situation."
A native of Dudley, Mass., Dona graduated from Shepherd Hill Regional High School. He enlisted in the Army in early 2012.
Dona's father, Paul, said his son was an all-star football player and never drank or used drugs.
"He was a good kid, really. He was a good kid and a smart kid," he said.
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