She appealed to the police to return the money for performing the rituals of the deceased. Her mother was also present during the raid." She claimed that the seized money belonged to Rabha's mother, who had earned it from her small home-based business of poultry and pig farming. She along with Rabha's aunt Subarna Bodo appealed to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to conduct an impartial enquiry into the matter and to give justice to the family by punishing the perpetrators of the "planfully created" accident.īodo further claimed: "On Monday night, a team of higher police officials conducted a raid at Rabha's official quarter in Nagaon and seized around ₹1 lakh. Speaking to the media in Nagaon, the deceased's mother Sumitra Rabha alleged that it was a case of pre-planned murder "by some unidentified racket". They, however, suspected foul play and demanded an impartial probe to find out the truth behind her death. Her family members also said they were not informed about her movement. Last weekend, Faas got on a helicopter in Afghanistan with Spehar and 21 fellow SEALS, and gave that life to his country.įuneral arrangements are pending for both men.UCC To Come In The Country: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma "He really could have gone any number of different directions." He had kind of the complete tool kit - very intelligent, very personable, very easy to get along with," said Enderton. He said Faas, the son of a psychologist, was "the kind of guy who could have done anything he wanted to." ![]() Daniel Enderton was one of his closest friends from grade school, and said Faas wanted to be a SEAL even back then. Drop to the floor and give me 100!' And I think that was typical of who John was."įriends said Faas also had an abiding passion for his country. "And he said, 'Faas! Nobody reads this stuff. "He lifted out the Bible and he lifted out 'The Odyssey,' which John had read for me in AP English," she said. She recalled a story that Faas told her of his unit leader finding a pile of books in Faas's footlocker. She kept in touch with him long after he became a Navy SEAL, and was even working with him on applications to get into college while he was in the service. "John was one of those rare, rare guys, where, you know, he made every kid around him better," said his former coach Ron Monson.Ĭarolyn Forsell knew Faas as a student. He once threw passes to Larry Fitzgerald before the future NFL star went to Holy Angels. He was one of the class valedictorians at Minnehaha Academy in Minneapolis in 1998, and was one of the quarterbacks on the school's football team. Five Army soldiers and three Air Force personnel also died, along with eight Afghans.Īlso in the helicopter was another Minnesotan, identified Thursday as John Faas, 31, of Minneapolis. Nick Spehar and his fellow SEALS were flying to help a contingent of Army Rangers under fire when their helicopter was shot down. "I tried to suggest to him just to spend a little time, and work and get some money, have some fun, go see some places, just live a little bit," said Pat Spehar of his son. He won an academic letter at Chisago Lakes high school. Nick was a one-time football player and high school swimmer. That reroute was a diversion for Spehar himself, according to his dad, Pat, who is an electrician in St. ![]() The 24-year-old Chisago City native was a welder and construction worker on the crew that "unwove the Weave," the notorious intersection of two freeways in the St. You might not know Nick Spehar, but if you drive on Interstate 694 or 35E in the northeastern metro area, you know his work. They were part of a secretive and elite special operations team, and they're being remembered back home as much for their character as their service. Two of the service members killed in last weekend's downing of a Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan were Minnesotans, the Defense Department said Thursday.
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