Lynch Rescuer "Dies"

From the Greenville News:

A Marine who was home for the first time since fighting in Iraq died Sunday morning when the vehicle he was driving veered off State 11 and crashed into some trees, authorities said. Josh Daniel Speer, 21, died instantly about 8 a.m. while en route to his fiancee's house, said Kent Dill, a Greenville County deputy coroner.

Speer was a member of a unit that helped rescue Jessica Lynch, the Army private captured by Iraqis near Nasiriyah, said Capt. Shawn Turner, a corps spokesman. Details of the unit's role weren't available, he said.

The reason for this post is because sometimes a story becomes fodder for conspiracy theories. The rescue of Jessica Lynch created a storm of controversy when the media revealed that it was staged, and then the parents "refused" to discuss the story and Jessica developed "amnesia" when asked about the incident. Was Mr. Daniel planning to reveal his story to the media and was consequently "removed"? Who knows...

(Note: I moved this post up because it was actually getting some feedback. Keep it coming!)