Sailor turned soldier killed by suicide bomber in Afghanistan

Suicide bomber kills Fredonia soldier
WIVB.com
Updated: Thursday, 27 Sep 2012
Jacquie Walker
Posted by: Eli George

FREDONIA, N.Y. (WIVB) - A Fredonia man who served his country first in the Navy for six years, and then returned to duty in the U.S. Army, has been killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan.

Family members tell News 4 28-year-old Army Sergeant Jonathan Gollnitz was devoted to his 4-year-old son and service to his country.

His grandma, Minnie Gollnitz, said, "Guarding the Army headquarters and a suicide bomber comes by and I guess he got blown up."

Gollnitz had previously served in Iraq and had only been in Afghanistan for the past two to three months.
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