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Army lieutenant from LI killed in Afghanistan

Originally published: June 5, 2010 7:54 PM
Updated: June 5, 2010 10:41 PM
By MARTIN C. EVANS  martin.evans@newsday.com

Quick ReadArmy Lt. Joseph Theinert, a native of Shelter Island, died in Afghanistan on Thursday when his vehicle was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade, an uncle said.

An Army team carries the coffin containing the

Photo credit: AP | An Army team carries the coffin containing the remains of Lt. Theinert after his body arrives at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. (June 5, 2010)

Family members said the Shelter Island native had always wanted to be a soldier. They just wish Army Lt. Joseph Theinert had been able to come home alive.

Theinert, 24, a 2004 graduate of Shelter Island High School, died in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar Thursday when his vehicle was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade, an uncle said Saturday.

"My biggest regret is we didn't...

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