2nd LT Mike McGahan will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery

2nd Lt. Mike McGahan: Olympia High grad dies in Afghanistan
Mike McGahan will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

By Sarah Lundy, Orlando Sentinel

4:59 p.m. EDT, June 8, 2010


Mike McGahan's loved ones describe him as a born leader and an exceptional young man.

The Orlando man's desire to serve his country led him to join the U.S. Army after graduating from the University of Florida two years ago. He became second lieutenant and led a platoon of soldiers in Afghanistan.

McGahan, 23, was with those soldiers when he died Sunday.

On Tuesday, his family attended a ceremony at the Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, where his body arrived with those of four other service members killed in recent days.

"He loved the Army," said his father, Tim McGahan. "He felt young people today should serve their country."
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Olympia High grad dies in Afghanistan