Soldier's Family Erroneously Told He Died
Spat Among Relatives Blamed For Misinformation, Heartbreak Reporting
Jay Levine PARK FOREST, Ill. (CBS)
CBS
It was an agonizing 48 hours for a family from south suburban Park Forest. Told Tuesday morning that a loved one had died from injuries suffered in Afghanistan, they learned two days later he was still alive.
CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine has the heart-wrenching story.
Was it a mistake or something more sinister?
Residents say it's fallout from a family feud. It led to a call to Sgt. 1st Class Edgar Roberts' father and word spreading to his family that he had passed away, when he was in fact, very much alive.
"I'm just in a state of shock because one minute he's doing so good and then he's going south, and it's like, what happened?" Roberts' half-sister, Robyn Anderson, said.
Roberts, a Thornton Township High School grad, was proud to serve -- first in the regular Army, now in the National Guard -- though a recent email to Robyn admitted he was lucky to be alive.
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Soldier's Family Erroneously Told He Died
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